Operations Risk Analyst

Full-time/Company: Kalshi

Kalshi has defined a new category: prediction markets, allowing people to trade on the outcome of events and turn questions about the future into financial assets. The company legalized prediction markets in the US and operates 1,900+ markets across politics, economics, finance, weather, tech, AI, and culture. Their mission is to build the largest financial market and bring more truth to the world through markets.

Responsibilities:

- Oversee daily trade and clearing operations across current and new markets, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
- Continuously monitor risk exposure, system performance, and operational controls; escalate and collaborate with engineering and risk teams to remediate issues
- Identify operational risks and contribute to development of automated monitoring and exception-handling systems
- Lead or participate in incident response, root-cause analyses, and post-mortems to drive actionable improvements
- Partner cross-functionally to improve risk management processes, documentation, and governance
- Support new clearing and risk initiatives aligned with growth and expansion into new markets and products

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
- 1–2 years of experience in listed derivatives, repo, treasury, or OTC markets, ideally at a clearing house, trading firm, exchange, or FCM
- Familiarity with clearing processes and operational risk management best practices
- Strong analytical capabilities and advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, macros)
- Basic understanding of financial technology systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams
- Detail-oriented with the ability to balance daily operational rigor and long-term risk strategy

Nice to have:

- Experience working with clearing or exchange systems in a regulated environment
- Interest in financial innovation, derivatives, and the future of event-based trading

Stack:

Excel, Google Sheets, clearing/exchange systems, financial technology systems

Benefits:

- $100,000–$140,000 annual salary
- Equity and benefits

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