Celestal Precision
Chief Risk Officer
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Chief Risk Officer
Industry: Hedge Fund, SMA, Quantitative Trading, & Alternative Investment
Job Requirement: CTA/NFA Registered, Licensed
Compensation: Free Founders Equity
Experience: 20+ Years
Current Status: Start-up, Pre-AUM
Regulatory Status: To-be Licensed
Company Overview
Celestal Precision is a Wyoming-registered quantitative investment management start-up specializing in separately managed account [SMA] portfolio management for HNWIs and institutional investors. Celestal Precision envisions becoming a globally recognized quantitative investment management firm, capable of managing significant institutional capital, with a long-term goal to scale to $50 billion in AUM within 10 years.
Job Objective
Risk Management, Investment Oversight & Governance
We are currently building the foundations of the firm and seeking a highly experienced Chief Risk Officer (CRO) with 20+ years of experience specifically in hedge funds, proprietary trading, and related alternative investments to become the Chief Risk Officer and a founding Member of Celestal Precision.
The duty of this role is to provide senior-level risk management, investment oversight, and governance as Celestal Precision develops the risk framework, investment controls, trading oversight, and portfolio management infrastructure required to operate as a professionally managed and institutionally recognized investment management firm.
This role includes identifying, assessing, and monitoring risks across algorithmic trading strategies, portfolio exposures, counterparties, and operational processes, with a strong focus on capital preservation and regulatory alignment. The CRO will develop and refine risk policies, limits, and controls; implement quantitative and qualitative risk metrics; and prepare regular risk reports for leadership, advisors, and key stakeholders.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
- Institutional demand for SMA portfolio management has risen significantly over 500% from $778 billion in 2013 to approximately $3.6 trillion in 2026.
- SMA structure eliminates the complexities of cross-border capital allocation, thus eliminating the need for feeder funds and offshore structures.
- There is an increasing institutional demand that seeks sources of FX alpha for portfolio diversification.
- This is an opportunity to join Celestal Precision at an early stage and contribute to the development of the institutional risk framework that will support the firm's long-term growth.
- The position is compensated with free founders equity and milestone-based monthly compensation. As Celestal Precision scales its AUM, institutional infrastructure, and market presence, the equity has the potential to become a significant stake in a growing investment management firm.
- Your experience will contribute directly to major strategic decisions, helping the firm's risk management, investment oversight, institutional positioning, and long-term direction.
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Key Risk Management Responsibilities
- Advise the founding team on risk management, investment oversight, and risk-related decisions for Celestal Precision’s operations and growth.
- Oversee key risk and operational frameworks, including investment mandates, risk limits, drawdown parameters, trading controls, and relevant risk documentation.
- Oversee the monitoring of trading activities, portfolio exposures, performance, risk metrics, and adherence to approved investment strategies and mandates.
- Help ensure that the firm’s trading activities, portfolio allocations, investment decisions, and trading talents remain consistent with approved risk parameters and investment mandates.
- Prepare Celestal Precision for institutional due diligence, operational due diligence, risk reviews, and the risk-management standards expected by sophisticated investors and capital partners.
- Coordinate with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, trading professionals, brokerage partners, and other relevant risk advisers where necessary.
- Provide ongoing guidance to ensure that Celestal Precision’s risk frameworks, trading oversight, and investment controls evolve alongside its business model, assets under management, and institutional relationships.
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Key Qualifications
- 20+ years of senior-level experience in Hedge Funds, Proprietary Trading, Alternative Investments, Institutional Capital Markets
- Strong expertise in Enterprise Risk Management and holistic risk governance across financial institutions or investment firms.
- Deep knowledge of Market Risk, with experience in trading environments, portfolio risk measurement, and stress testing for FX and digital assets.
- Solid foundation in Finance and investment concepts, including portfolio construction, derivatives, and risk-adjusted performance metrics.
- Advanced Analytical Skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, build risk models, and communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in quantitative or algorithmic trading settings, preferably in global currency and/or cryptocurrency markets.
- Familiarity with regulatory and industry standards relevant to CTA, NFA, or similar frameworks, and strong compliance orientation.
- Proven leadership in a senior risk role, with a track record of building or enhancing risk frameworks and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong network across relevant institutional and investment management circles [family offices, institutional allocators, hedge funds, prime brokers, or other strategic industry participants].
If you are a risk-management veteran who has spent decades in the hedge fund industry and knows how to strategically lead a foundational investment platform into an institutionally recognized global investment management firm, Please Apply!
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