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moomoo

Global investing platform offering data tools

Head of Risk Control

Risk ManagementUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, Business, or a related field is required; CFA or FRM certification is preferred.
  • At least 8–10 years of capital-markets experience, including at least 5 years leading risk-management teams or related control functions.
  • Deep investment and market knowledge across equities, derivatives, funds, financing, and market liquidity.
  • Proven expertise in credit, market, and liquidity risk; margin management; leverage controls; stress testing; and forced-liquidation standards.
  • Extensive experience with risk-management systems, risk dashboards, margin-related systems, UAT governance, and platform or system development.
  • Strong understanding of local and foreign financial regulations, risk governance, and third-party and vendor risk management.
  • Demonstrated systems thinking, risk sensitivity, commercial and market sense, and independent thinking.
  • Proven organization-design and talent-development capabilities, together with strong professional ethics.
  • Professional working capability in English, Chinese, and/or other relevant languages.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Risk Control team responsible for multi-asset credit, market, liquidity, and related control functions.
  • Set and review leverage limits, concentration thresholds, margin parameters, collateral rules, and forced-liquidation standards.
  • Lead risk assessments, stress testing, scenario analysis, limit-breach management, and major incident response.
  • Establish and continuously enhance the firm's Risk Framework & Assessment capabilities.
  • Define priorities and control requirements for risk dashboards, risk-management systems, margin engines, and user acceptance testing for material system changes.
  • Establish and manage the firm's risk appetite, risk indicators, escalation thresholds, and risk-reporting framework.
  • Ensure compliance with local and foreign financial regulations, and report key risks, limit breaches, stress-test results, and material matters to senior management and relevant committees.
  • Establish and oversee frameworks for third-party and vendor risk assessment and ongoing monitoring.
  • Build team capability through hiring, coaching, performance management, and talent development.

Desired Qualifications

  • CFA or FRM certification.

About the Company

moomoo

Global investing platform offering data tools

Moomoo is a global investing platform that provides stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto with real-time market data and a set of trading tools. It helps users make informed decisions by offering features like real-time quotes, technical analysis tools, and in-depth order book data all in one place. Its products are designed to be easy for beginners while powerful enough for experienced traders, combining accessible data with advanced analytics to support a wide range of investment strategies. Compared to other platforms, moomoo stands out by offering a broad mix of assets across markets and a comprehensive toolkit in one place, focusing on both user-friendliness and depth of analysis. The company’s goal is to help global investors grow their financial potential over time, empowering people at all levels of experience to pursue their investment journey.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA
Founded
2018

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