Risk Development Lead

Risk Development Lead | Up to £170k + Bonus | London | 4 Days in Office | Permanent

Our client, a leading global trading firm, is hiring a Pricing & Risk Development Lead to take ownership of the firm’s next-generation Pricing and Market Risk Technology platform.

You’ll lead the architecture and engineering of high-performance pricing and risk systems, managing a global team of quant, risk, and pricing developers. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining deep technical expertise with quantitative and business acumen, ensuring the firm’s analytics stack remains scalable, accurate, and future-proof.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design and delivery of the pricing and risk platform, ensuring performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Lead a global team of Quant, Risk, and Pricing Developers.
• Define the technical roadmap for pricing, calibration, and risk computation services.
• Drive architecture decisions across Python, AWS, and distributed compute frameworks.
• Partner with Quant Research, Risk, and Front Office teams to ensure model integrity and production reliability.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in risk, pricing, or quant development within trading or hedge fund environments.
• Proven leadership of senior technical or quant teams.
• Deep expertise in Python; experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and distributed computing.
• Strong understanding of derivatives pricing, VaR, Greeks, and risk analytics.
• Background in commodities or multi-asset trading environments preferred.
• Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field.

This is a high-impact role at the centre of the firm’s trading technology strategy, ideal for a technically hands-on leader who thrives at the intersection of quantitative modelling and enterprise-grade engineering.