DeFi Jobs

Job title: Product Manager: Risk & Rapid Response

About Keyrock

Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.

Today, we rock with over 180 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.

We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.

But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives.

At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it.

Mission statement

We're seeking a dedicated Product Manager to build and scale the risk management systems and frameworks that support our spot & futures market making operations in cryptocurrency markets. This role focuses on strengthening our risk posture while enabling rapid response to trading incidents and supporting trader needs, with the aim of delivering high-value, mission-critical functionality.

You will work with a cross-functional squad, as well as our trading and research teams, to define and deliver risk management capabilities that safeguard our trading systems and maintain high service quality across thousands of markets. Your responsibilities will include developing a deep understanding of our trading systems, collaborating with engineering to design and implement effective controls, and ensuring our response to incidents is swift and reliable. This is a pivotal role to reinforce our operational resilience while empowering our traders to act with confidence and speed.

Job description

• Lead the product discovery and definition process for a cross-functional squad consisting of engineers, data engineers, QA specialists, data analysts, and tech support personnel.

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to identify risk exposures, incident patterns, and high-priority trader requirements, and translate them into actionable initiatives.

• Drive the development and execution of product deliverables related to risk management, controls, monitoring, and incident response, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory expectations.

• Conduct research and competitive analysis to stay informed about best practices in trading risk frameworks and operational resilience.

• Work closely with engineering teams to translate risk and incident requirements into actionable user stories, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all product-related inquiries within the risk and incident response domain, providing guidance and support to internal teams and external partners.

• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to risk mitigation, response times, and trading system reliability, and drive improvements based on data.

• Continuously iterate on the risk framework and incident response capabilities based on feedback, market conditions, and emerging technologies to maintain a robust and competitive edge.

Background and experience

• Have led product development in a trading, financial technology, or risk management environment, with a strong understanding of trading operations and risk concepts.

• Familiarity with cryptocurrency markets (personal or professional) and an understanding of market making is a plus.

• Proven ability to understand, synthesise, and communicate complex technical concepts around risk management and system resilience.

• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to identify risk opportunities, gather requirements, and prioritize features for development.

• Strong execution skills to deliver risk-related product initiatives aligned with business and compliance needs.

• Experience with incident response processes and tooling in trading or similar high-velocity environments is highly valuable.

• Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to evaluating and improving controls, risk metrics, and incident processes.

• Ability to influence, negotiate, and motivate cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Our recruitment philosophy

We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.

Our offer

• A competitive salary package

• Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely

• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence

As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.

https://keyrock.com/careers/