Trading Risk Control Lead - Regulated Risk

About the role

Bybit, a cryptocurrency exchange and digital financial platform founded in 2018, is hiring a Trading Risk Control Lead for regulated risk in Abu Dhabi. The role covers risk frameworks, market surveillance and regulatory reporting for regulated digital asset businesses.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain risk frameworks, assessments, risk appetite measures and controls for regulated digital asset businesses.
• Oversee market surveillance, investigate potential market abuse and coordinate escalations and regulatory reporting with Compliance and Legal.
• Improve surveillance systems, monitoring scenarios and alert thresholds, ensuring effective data coverage and investigation processes.
• Lead risk and surveillance workstreams for VASP and equivalent licence applications, including regulatory documentation, regulator engagement and operational readiness.
• Report key risks, surveillance findings and remediation progress to management and boards, and partner with internal teams on new products, business changes and jurisdictional expansion.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in risk management, market surveillance or regulatory oversight within a digital asset business or regulated financial institution.
• Experience developing risk frameworks, governance documentation and management reporting, and supporting licence applications or regulatory reviews.
• A degree in finance, economics, law, risk management or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience investigating trading activity, with a strong understanding of market abuse, market microstructure and order books.
• Familiarity with digital asset products, exchange operations and regulatory expectations for licensed businesses.
• Preferred: experience with surveillance platforms such as Solidus Labs, Nasdaq SMARTS or Eventus; working knowledge of SQL, Python or other trading data analysis tools; experience supporting regulated entities across multiple jurisdictions; FRM or CFA qualification.

What we offer

• Study Growth Fund to support professional development and continuous learning.
• Internal events, workshops and team-building activities.
• Collaboration with a diverse, international team and opportunities for internal mobility and career advancement.