Operations Risk Analyst

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Operations Risk Analyst

Full-time/Company: Kalshi

Kalshi has defined a new category: prediction markets. The platform lets people trade on the outcome of events, turning questions about the future into financial assets — currently running 1,900+ markets across politics, economics, finance, weather, tech, AI and culture.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily trade and clearing operations across Kalshi’s markets, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Continuously monitor risk exposure, system performance, and operational controls; escalate and collaborate to remediate issues
• Identify operational risks and help develop automated monitoring and exception-handling systems
• Lead or participate in incident response, root-cause analyses, and post-mortems with actionable outcomes
• Partner cross-functionally to improve risk management processes, documentation, and governance
• Support new clearing and risk initiatives for product and market expansion

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Familiarity with clearing processes and operational risk management best practices
• 1–2 years’ experience in listed derivatives, repo, treasury, or OTC markets, ideally at a clearing house, trading firm, exchange, or FCM
• Strong analytical skills and technical proficiency, including advanced Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, macros)
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to work across technical and non-technical teams
• Detail-oriented with the ability to balance daily operational rigor and longer-term risk strategy

Nice to have:

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

Stack:

Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros), clearing/exchange systems, financial technology systems

Benefits:

• Salary range: $100,000 – $140,000 annually, plus equity and benefits.

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