Junior Market Risk Manager
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Flow Traders is seeking a Junior Market Risk Manager to join the Amsterdam onsite EMEA Risk team, collaborating with Trading, Quant and Technology to manage market and credit risk across assets. You will build desk relationships, run risk assessments, monitor limits and stress tests, analyze capital usage and ROIC, and ensure reporting tools are in place, with one weekend on-call per month. The ideal candidate holds a degree in Econometrics, Mathematics or Finance, is proactive, fluent in English, and comfortable with Excel, SQL, Python or C#, plus an interest in AI automation. To apply, tailor your resume to show desk collaboration, risk modeling, and clear communication; highlight relevant projects and any on-call experience.
Flow Trader is a leading global proprietary trading firm and a principal liquidity provider and market maker across ETFs, bonds, FX & Digital Assets. As an investment firm regulated under the IFR/IFD framework, risk management is central to how we grow responsibly. Our EMEA Risk team works hand-in-hand with Trading, Quant and Technology.
We are looking for an ambitious Junior Risk Manager to join our growing EMEA Market and Credit Risk team. The ideal candidate is a proactive person who enjoys the challenge of helping shape how we manage risk in our dynamic company. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capabilities. If you aim high, the sky is the limit!
What you will do
- Interact closely with trading desks to become intimately familiar with their exposures, trading strategies and market activity
- Perform trading desk risk assessments to update identified market- and credit risks, monitoring requirements, market risk stress tests, and limits
- Analyze trading desks’ capital usage and return on capital, connecting it to entity-level risk capacity
- Ensure the required tools and reports to facilitate risk analysis are in place
- This role is full time onsite in our Amsterdam location
- This role includes participation in a weekend on-call rotation, with coverage required approximately once per month.
What you need to succeed
- Relevant university degree in Econometrics, Mathematics or Finance
- Proactive mindset, problem solving/analytical skills, willingness to learn, and fluency in English
- Clear and concise communicator
- Ability to adapt quickly in our fast paced environment
- Experience with Excel, SQL, Python and/or C#
- Interest in applying AI and automation tools to improve processes and risk analysis
- Have strong affinity to work in a trading firm and interest in asset classes we trade (equity, fixed income, commodities, FX or Digital Assets)
What we offer
At Flow Traders, we create the conditions for hard‑working, high‑performing people to do their best work. From a thorough onboarding and ongoing access to Flow Academy, to latest technology and a collaborative, non‑hierarchical culture, we give you the tools, ownership, and support to move fast and drive outcomes. We keep a close‑knit, small‑company feel while offering competitive salary, annual discretionary profit share, and comprehensive benefits, so talent can grow here, and stay here. See our benefits below:
- Flow Academy and opportunities to attend domain-related conferences
- Daily catered lunch, great coffee, and a fully stocked kitchen and snack bar
- In-house Bar and Lounge with arcade, table tennis, billiards, and game consoles
- Company boat
- In-house gym and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer
- Bi-weekly massages
- Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year, such as the New Years Event
- Global rotations across our offices worldwide
- and more
Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.