Lead the development of a client risk framework and team at a growing retail trading platform, enhancing risk detection and management for trading activities.
Risk Control Director (Client Risk focused)
Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (based in KL)
About the opportunity
A fast-growing retail trading platform is building out its client risk function from the ground up. As the Risk Control Director, you own the full ownership — you will architect the risk framework, build the team, and own outcomes end-to-end.
What you'll own
- End-to-end client risk framework across onboarding, trading, funding, and withdrawal
- Abnormal trading detection: latency arbitrage, bonus abuse, wash trading, multi-account fraud
- IB and agent channel risk — onboarding standards, monitoring, and tiered enforcement
- Deposit and withdrawal fund flow risk controls in collaboration with finance and AML teams
- Risk rules engine and data monitoring model — building from manual to systematic
- Client risk team: hiring, structure, SOPs, escalation, and reporting to senior leadership- - Key Candidate Profile
What you bring
- >5 years in financial services risk, with at least 3 years in client risk at a retail FX, CFD, or derivatives platform
- Hands-on MT4 / MT5 experience in a risk function
- Proven track record in detecting and resolving abusive trading behaviours and IB channel risk
- Experience building or significantly upgrading risk rules engines or monitoring systems
- Mandarin fluency — essential, as the platform and client base operate in Chinese
- Team management experience at manager or director level
If you are a strategic risk leader with deep experience in client risk management for Forex/CFD platforms, we invite you to apply for this critical role.
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