Serv, a global executive recruitment partner, is hiring on behalf of our client Take Profit Trader for a VP of Trading Risk.

Join the Team:

Take Profit Trader is a high-growth proprietary trading firm handling hundreds of millions of dollars in trading volume. Dedicated to innovation, operational excellence, and empowering traders globally, they are hiring a VP of Trading Risk to lead and scale the company's risk function.

This is a leadership role responsible for institutionalizing the firm's risk function, anticipating new exploit strategies before they emerge, and providing commercially sharp risk leadership. As the company continues to scale its brokerage business, this role will expand into ownership of live trading risk while building and leading a growing team.

For more information, visit: https://takeprofittrader.com/

Position Responsibilities:

If you are someone who thrives at the intersection of trading expertise, strategic risk management, and leadership, this is an opportunity to build one of the highest-impact functions in the organization.

What You’ll Do:

Trade Surveillance

• Own trade surveillance end to end
• Anticipate exploits that break no existing rule before they appear in the data
• Build new detection logic and policies that become tomorrow's enforcement standards
• Calibrate enforcement based on actual financial impact
• Partner with external vendors to evolve and customize detection technology
• Set standards for enforcement documentation that withstand disputes and scale effectively

Risk Strategy & Enforcement

• Own the firm's overall risk posture and enforcement strategy
• Exercise authority to block risk-relevant initiatives before launch
• Translate data signals into enforceable policies with clear criteria and escalation paths
• Measure enforcement programs based on financial outcomes rather than rule counts

Live Trading & Brokerage Risk

• Own risk management for live trading accounts as brokerage operations expand
• Work with external partners and vendor RMS technology to continuously improve trading risk management
• Bridge simulated trading enforcement with live trading risk as the business evolves

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the Senior Risk Analyst and the broader surveillance team
• Build the organizational structure required to scale the firm's risk function
• Partner closely with the Head of Payments and Identity to share critical fraud and identity signals
• Report directly to the CEO with concise, decision-driving updates

Required Experience & Skills

• Professional futures or derivatives trading experience with deep understanding of trading behavior
• Experience leading risk for traders in futures, derivatives, or other high-velocity markets
• Ability to distinguish aggressive but legitimate trading from exploitative behavior
• Brokerage, OMS, or RMS platform experience is strongly preferred
• Experience building, not simply operating, a detection, trust and safety, or risk function within an adversarial environment
• Strong understanding of precision versus recall tradeoffs tied to business performance
• Experience leading and developing analysts and building high-performing teams
• Proven authority to stop launches or initiatives based on risk concerns
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with data-sharing across partner teams
• CRMP or FRM certifications preferred
• Series 3 license is a plus but not required

About You
The perfect fit for our team is…

• A team player: You have no problem rolling up your sleeves to help out a colleague.
• Motivated: You go the extra mile because, for you, the bare minimum isn’t an option.
• An early adopter: You’re not intimidated by the latest tech. In fact, you love it!
• Organized: You stay on top of projects, and things rarely fall through the cracks.
• An optimizer. You are constantly looking for a better way to get things done, and you like sharing your ideas.
• Inquisitive. You love asking questions (specifically, “why?”).

The Hiring Process

We take our hiring process seriously and evaluate candidates based on both capability and culture fit. Our goal is to ensure you step into a role where you feel genuinely excited and fulfilled. That’s important for you, and it’s equally important for us. Below is a snapshot of what you can expect throughout our hiring process.

Please note that steps may vary slightly depending on the position.

Step 1: Introductory interview with a Recruiter

Step 2: Technical interview with the CEO

Step 3: Team interview with key members of the organization

Step 4: Culture and values interview

Location: United States

Compensation

• The expected annual salary range for this role is $225-$250K. Actual compensation within this range will be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as any applicable employment laws.
• End-of-Year Discretionary Performance Bonus: up to 20% of annual salary, based on individual and company performance

Benefits:
• Medical insurance
• Wellness stipend
• Unlimited Paid time off
• Company holidays

TakeProfitTrader provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form I9 upon hire. TakeProfitTrader participates in the E-Verify program