Operations Risk Analyst

Full-time/Company: Kalshi

Kalshi operates a regulated prediction markets exchange that lets people trade on the outcome of events across politics, economics, weather, tech, AI, culture and more. The company legalized prediction markets in the US and runs a rapidly growing market with 1,900+ markets.

Responsibilities:

- Oversee daily trade and clearing operations to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
- Monitor risk exposure, system performance, and operational controls continuously
- Escalate and collaborate with engineering and risk teams to address and remediate issues
- Identify operational risks and help develop automated monitoring and exception-handling systems
- Lead or participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-mortems
- Partner cross-functionally to improve risk management processes, documentation, and governance
- Support new clearing and risk initiatives for product and market expansion

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
- Familiarity with clearing processes and operational risk management best practices
- 1–2 years of experience in listed derivatives, repo, treasury, or OTC markets (clearing house, trading firm, exchange, or FCM preferred)
- Strong analytical skills and technical proficiency with advanced Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, macros)
- Basic understanding of financial technology systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication and a detail-oriented mindset

Nice to have:

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

Stack:

Excel, Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, macros), clearing/exchange systems

Benefits:

- $100,000–$140,000 annual salary range + equity and benefits

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