VP of Trading Risk: Take Profit Trader

Serv Recruitment Agency

7d•$225,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

Serv, a global executive recruitment partner, is hiring on behalf of our client Take Profit Trader for a VP of Trading Risk. Take Profit Trader is a high-growth proprietary trading firm handling hundreds of millions of dollars in trading volume. Dedicated to innovation, operational excellence, and empowering traders globally, they are hiring a VP of Trading Risk to lead and scale the company's risk function. This is a leadership role responsible for institutionalizing the firm's risk function, anticipating new exploit strategies before they emerge, and providing commercially sharp risk leadership. As the company continues to scale its brokerage business, this role will expand into ownership of live trading risk while building and leading a growing team.

Requirements

Professional futures or derivatives trading experience with deep understanding of trading behavior
Experience leading risk for traders in futures, derivatives, or other high-velocity markets
Ability to distinguish aggressive but legitimate trading from exploitative behavior
Experience building, not simply operating, a detection, trust and safety, or risk function within an adversarial environment
Strong understanding of precision versus recall tradeoffs tied to business performance
Experience leading and developing analysts and building high-performing teams
Proven authority to stop launches or initiatives based on risk concerns
Strong cross-functional collaboration with data-sharing across partner teams

Nice To Haves

Brokerage, OMS, or RMS platform experience is strongly preferred
CRMP or FRM certifications preferred
Series 3 license is a plus but not required

Responsibilities

Own trade surveillance end to end
Anticipate exploits that break no existing rule before they appear in the data
Build new detection logic and policies that become tomorrow's enforcement standards
Calibrate enforcement based on actual financial impact
Partner with external vendors to evolve and customize detection technology
Set standards for enforcement documentation that withstand disputes and scale effectively
Own the firm's overall risk posture and enforcement strategy
Exercise authority to block risk-relevant initiatives before launch
Translate data signals into enforceable policies with clear criteria and escalation paths
Measure enforcement programs based on financial outcomes rather than rule counts
Own risk management for live trading accounts as brokerage operations expand
Work with external partners and vendor RMS technology to continuously improve trading risk management
Bridge simulated trading enforcement with live trading risk as the business evolves
Lead and develop the Senior Risk Analyst and the broader surveillance team
Build the organizational structure required to scale the firm's risk function
Partner closely with the Head of Payments and Identity to share critical fraud and identity signals
Report directly to the CEO with concise, decision-driving updates