Risk Analyst (New Product and Market Approval)

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Coordinate the New Product and Market Approval framework, ensuring products are risk-aware and fully approved through structured governance processes.
We are a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding to the four corners of the globe. Our top-rated products have won prestigious industry awards for their cutting-edge technology and seamless client experience. We deliver only the best, so we are always in search of the best people to join our ever-growing talented team. We are a leading trading platform that combines regulatory discipline with innovation. Our growth into new products and markets depends on strong governance that balances speed with control. The Risk Analyst plays a key role in coordinating this process, helping ensure every new initiative is well-designed, risk-aware, and fully approved before launch. The New Product and Market Approval (NPAP) framework ensures that every product, service, or market entry across the Group is reviewed, tested, and approved before going live. As Risk Analyst, you will coordinate this process end to end, maintaining structure, documentation, and visibility across all stakeholders. Responsibilities
  • Process Coordination: Support the NPAP lifecycle from Business Case to Launch, ensuring each stage is properly completed, evidenced, and approved.
  • Governance Support: Act as Secretary to the NPAP Committee, organise meetings, prepare materials, record decisions, and track follow-up actions to closure.
  • Documentation Control: Check submissions for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with templates and policy standards. Maintain evidence in the system and shared repositories.
  • RCSA Facilitation: Coordinate and conduct Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSA) for new products and markets. Work with Risk, Compliance, and SME functions to identify key risks, assess control effectiveness, and document new or amended controls.
  • Stakeholder Coordination: Work closely with Product, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Technology teams to collect inputs and help resolve dependencies before approval gates.
  • Quality Monitoring: Track open actions, test results, and remediation through closure. Escalate delays or missing evidence to Risk or Product leadership.
  • Reporting: Produce concise NPAP status dashboards and summaries for senior management.
  • Continuous Improvement: Identify recurring NPAP process issues, propose template refinements, and help implement governance enhancements.
  • Training and Onboarding: Provide guidance to teams on NPAP templates, evidence requirements, and workflow use.
  • Requirements
  •  Experience: 2–3 years in project management, product management support, trading operations, risk, or compliance within a CFD, brokerage, or wider financial services firm. Experience in project management is a strong advantage
  •  Knowledge Base: Understanding of trading products, financial instruments, and basic risk and control principles.
  •  RCSA Understanding: Familiarity with conducting or supporting Risk and Control Self Assessments, documenting risks, controls, and remediation plans.
  •  Process Discipline: Experience managing structured approval or project workflows (Jira or similar tools preferred).
  •  Attention to Detail: Strong documentation and organisational skills. Able to maintain accurate records across multiple workstreams.
  •  Communication: Clear written and verbal English. Able to coordinate effectively across Product, Risk, Compliance, and Technology teams.
  •  Analytical Approach: Able to follow governance and risk logic, interpret feedback, and escalate issues promptly.
  •  Mindset: Structured, proactive, and reliable. Keen to learn governance and risk fundamentals while supporting innovation in financial products.
  • Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Project Management, or related field. Professional training or certificates such as PRINCE2, PMP, FRM, PRM or similar are  advantages.
  • What you will get in return:

    Competitive Salary: We believe great work deserves great pay! Your skills and talents will be rewarded with a salary that makes you feel valued and motivated.
    Work-Life Harmony: Join a company that genuinely cares about you - because your life outside of work matters just as much as your time on the clock. #LI-Hybrid
    Annual Performance Bonus: Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed! Celebrate your achievements with a well-deserved annual bonus tied to your performance.
    Generous Time Off: Need a breather? Our annual leave policy lets you recharge and enjoy life outside of work without a worry.
    Employee Referral Program: Love working here? Share the love! Bring your talented friends on board and get rewarded for growing our awesome team.
    Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits: From medical insurance to pension plans, we’ve got your back. Plus, location-specific benefits and perks!
    Workation Wonderland: Live your digital nomad dreams with 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply). Adventure awaits!
    Volunteer Days: Make a difference! Take two additional paid days each year to support causes you care about and give back to the community.

    Be a key player at the forefront of the digital assets movement, propelling your career to new heights! Join a dynamic and rapidly expanding company that values and rewards talent, initiative, and creativity. Work alongside one of the most brilliant teams in the industry.

    Applicable for Poland: Our company has an Internal Reporting Procedure. It is available from the Human Resources Department upon request [email protected]. You may report a violation referred to in the Procedure under the terms specified therein.

    Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

    • Health Insurance: Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits: From medical insurance to pension plans, we’ve got your back.
    • Workation flexibility: Workation Wonderland: Live your digital nomad dreams with 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply). Adventure awaits!
    • Paid Parental Leave: Volunteer Days: Make a difference! Take two additional paid days each year to support causes you care about and give back to the community.
    • Paid Time Off: Generous Time Off: Need a breather? Our annual leave policy lets you recharge and enjoy life outside of work without a worry.

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