Operations Risk Lead

The role

The Operations Risk Lead oversees post-trade processing and manages operational risk across the exchange. This person monitors trading activity, safeguards customer positions, and serves as a contact for clients and clearing members.

What you will do

• Oversee daily trade and clearing operations across current and new markets
• Serve as the primary contact for clients, brokers, and clearing members facing trade or system issues
• Monitor risk exposure, system performance, and operational controls
• Escalate and collaborate with engineering and risk teams to address and remediate issues
• Identify operational risks proactively
• Contribute to the development and refinement of automated monitoring and exception-handling systems
• Lead or participate in incident response, root-cause analyses, and post-mortems
• Partner cross-functionally to drive improvement in risk management processes, documentation, and governance
• Support new clearing and risk initiatives

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Familiarity with clearing processes and operational risk management best practices
• 5-6 years of experience in listed derivatives, repo, treasury, or OTC markets
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, macros)
• Basic understanding of financial technology systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience working with clearing or exchange systems in a regulated environment
• Interest in financial innovation, derivatives, and the future of event-based trading

Benefits

• equity
• benefits

About the company

Kalshi is a financial market that allows people to trade on the outcome of any events. The company aims to build the largest financial market on the planet by turning anything into a financial position.