Risk Manager - Equity Derivatives

All Options•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

All Options is looking for a Risk Manager to join our team in Austin, TX. You will be at the center of how we manage risk as a market maker in equity derivatives, with real responsibility from day one. Day-to-day, you’ll monitor risk live on our trading floor and work closely with trading teams: stress-testing assumptions, evaluating risk-reward tradeoffs, optimizing capital allocation, and supporting deployment of new quantitative and algorithmic strategies. You’ll also drive strategic initiatives: strengthening our limits framework, improving risk processes, and ensuring regulatory and clearing requirements are met. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly shape both our risk profile and our ability to capture trading opportunities.

Requirements

3 – 5 years of experience working in an equity derivatives trading firm
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as STEM, Statistics, Economics, or Finance
Hands-on understanding of equity and derivatives trading
Clear understanding of risk factors that affect a market maker company trading a large equity derivatives portfolio
Excellent numerical and analytical skills
Ability to write code in Python
Able to both design and implement aspects of risk management frameworks
Independent thinker, with convincing communication skills
Results-oriented with attention to detail and focus on quality of work
Mindset geared towards continuous improvement and innovation
Collaborative team player, able to contribute in fast-paced trading environment
Currently authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

Oversee daily market risk management of our equity derivatives business, engaging directly with traders, clearing banks, trading venues
Monitor and investigate risk concentrations, clearing bank requirements, operational incidents, unusual trades and market moves, linking insights to current exposures
Operate and improve our market and operational risk frameworks, with a strong focus on automated trading strategies and effective incident follow-up
Design, improve, and operate our market risk frameworks and automated monitoring tools in Python
Assess and sign off on new trading strategies and algorithms
Further develop the risk-control framework, including policies, with a strong focus on trading and technology
Provide input to optimize capital and liquidity allocation and usage of trading strategies