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About the Role
Millennium's Global Risk Management Department identifies, measures, monitors, manages and reports on risks across the firm’s portfolios. The Externals Risk Controls team oversees onboarding, pre-trade and post-trade controls for external managers across the firm, partnering closely with various departments to develop and maintain standards, policies and procedures for external trading groups.
Responsibilities
- Lead regional oversight of external manager risk controls, partnering with Execution teams and external trading groups to establish effective controls frameworks and address regional requirements.
- Serve as the regional subject-matter expert for external trading controls, including onboarding, pre-trade and post-trade risk management.
- Partner with external trading group control functions to establish trading limits, monitor adherence and manage exceptions.
- Coordinate controls reviews, limit assessments and implementation requirements for onboarding external Portfolio Managers and third-party trading tools.
- Promote clear, consistent application of the pre-trade and post-trade risk controls framework across regional external trading groups.
- Develop and maintain controls dashboards that monitor performance, identify emerging risks and highlight remediation needs.
- Review significant trading events, assess control implications and track delivery of agreed remediation plans.
- Contribute to the continued enhancement of firm-wide standards, policies, procedures and governance for external trading activities.
Requirements
- 10–15 years of relevant experience in trading, risk or controls; experience supporting electronic trading is highly desirable.
- Strong product knowledge across one or more asset classes, including equities, futures, options or commodities.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing or overseeing trading limits, control frameworks and exception-management processes.
- Strong project-management skills, with the ability to balance immediate remediation priorities with medium-term control enhancements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build consensus and influence senior stakeholders across functions and regions.
- Sound judgment and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities and maintaining delivery focus.
- Knowledge of third-party execution platforms and trading tools is preferred.
- Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Tableau, SQL, VBA, Jira and/or Python is desirable.
Skills
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint
- Tableau
- SQL
- VBA
- Jira
- Python
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10-15 years
Salary/Compensations
- $160,000 to $250,000
Benefits
- Base salary
- Discretionary performance bonus
- Comprehensive benefits
About the Company
- Millennium is a global, diversified alternative investment firm, founded in 1989.
- Defined by evolution, innovation and focus, Millennium’s mission is to deliver results for our investors.
- Our people are empowered with both independence and support: the autonomy to pursue ideas with conviction and the backing of a global network committed to collaboration, disciplined risk management and continuous learning.
- With opportunities to deepen expertise and accelerate development, talent at Millennium is equipped to adapt, evolve and build lasting impact over time.
- Discover how transformative growth accelerates impact.