Global Head of Risk and Trading

About Us

Zeal Group is an award-winning Fin Tech organization committed to offering innovative products and solutions. Established in 2017, we have rapidly expanded to a team of over 700 employees globally. With offices strategically located across Europe, Asia, North & South Africa, the Middle East, and South America, our technology hubs are centred in Cyprus. We pride ourselves on being a people‑oriented and product‑focused company that values growth, collaboration, and groundbreaking technology.

We are seeking a highly experienced and forward‑thinking Global Head of Risk & Trading to lead our global risk, trading, and quantitative strategy functions.

As Global Head of Risk & Trading you will oversee a global team responsible for real‑time trading risk management, pricing integrity, order‑flow analytics and trading‑fraud prevention.

• Lead global risk, trading, and quantitative analytics teams across MT4/MT5 and proprietary platforms
• Build and implement quantitative risk models using machine learning/AI for client classification, order‑flow analysis, and predictive risk monitoring
• Analyse CFD order flows (with a focus on gold and high‑volatility products) to identify patterns, risks, and profitability opportunities
• Detect and investigate trading abuse, fraud, latency arbitrage, bonus exploitation, and other high‑risk behaviours
• Assess risk in new/existing trading products and promotional campaigns; propose mitigation strategies
• Reduce losses from abusive trading by enhancing controls, automation, and risk processes
• Drive automation initiatives across the risk and trading stack—logic engines, alerts, dashboards, and workflow automation

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or similar
• 5‑8+ years of CFD/FX risk or trading experience in a retail brokerage (mandatory)
• Strong knowledge of FX/CFD products, pricing, liquidity, and order‑flow dynamics
• Deep understanding of trading fraud/abuse scenarios and risk controls
• Experience with quantitative modelling; familiarity with Python/SQL is a plus
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to manage global teams
• Strong communication, organisational, and problem‑solving abilities

Location
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London, England, United Kingdom