Risk Control Director / Client Risk Director

Zeed Talent Technology Sdn Bhd

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This job is about leading risk management for clients in a financial setting. You might like this job because you’ll design strategies to prevent fraud, optimize client experiences, and oversee a team focused on safety and compliance.

RM 48K - RM 48.5K

Kuala Lumpur

Job Description

�� Key Responsibilities

  1. Client Risk Framework & Strategy
  • Build and optimize the client risk management framework across full lifecycle:
    onboarding → funding → trading → withdrawal → retention 
  • Design client segmentation strategy: retail, HNW, high-frequency traders, IB clients, etc. 
  • Develop client risk profiling models, including: 
  1. Abnormal Trading Detection & Investigation
  • Identify and handle high-risk or abusive trading behaviors, including: 
    • Trading behavior 
    • Fund flow patterns 
    • Device / IP tracking 
    • Account linkage 
    • IB / group structure 
    • Arbitrage (latency / swap / pricing) 
    • Self-trading / wash trading / AB-book strategies 
    • Bonus / rebate abuse 
    • High-frequency abnormal execution patterns 
  • Build risk rules, alert thresholds, and investigation workflows 
  • Establish closed-loop processes:
    Detection → Investigation → Action → Post-analysis 
  1. IB / Agent Risk Management
  • Define onboarding and risk assessment standards for IBs / agents / affiliates 
  • Monitor IB client quality and identify risks such as: 
    • Fake volume / churn 
    • Mass account creation 
    • Rebate abuse 
    • Misleading promotions 
  • Implement tiered risk control actions:
    restriction, suspension, termination 
  1. Deposit & Withdrawal Risk Control
  • Design risk policies for payment channels, deposits & withdrawals 
  • Monitor abnormal fund flows: 
    • Large / frequent transactions 
    • Suspicious third-party payments 
  • Collaborate with Finance / Payment / AML teams to mitigate: 
  1. Risk Rules Engine & Data Model
  • Lead development of risk rules engine and monitoring system 
    • Money laundering 
    • Fraud / stolen funds 
    • Channel abuse 
  • Build data-driven indicators across: 
    • Trading activity 
    • Account behavior 
    • Device/IP linkage 
    • Fund flow patterns 
  • Work with tech teams on dashboards, alerts, and automation tools 
  1. Dispute Handling & Case Review
  • Handle complex cases including: 
    • Trade disputes 
    • Withdrawal issues 
    • High-risk client investigations 
  • Build case libraries and SOPs 
  • Drive continuous improvement via post-mortem analysis 
  1. Team Leadership & Governance
  • Build and manage the client risk team 
  • Establish SOPs, escalation protocols, and reporting structure 
  • Provide regular reporting to management on: 
    • Risk trends 
    • Key incidents 
    • IB risk exposure 

Job Requirements

✔️ Must Have

  • 5+ years in financial services risk management 
  • 3+ years in Forex / CFD / derivatives platform client risk 
  • Hands-on experience with: 
    • MT4 / MT5 platforms 
    • CRM / back-office systems 
    • Client risk / anti-fraud / anti-abuse 

✔️ Strong Plus

  • Experience in: 
    • Arbitrage detection / anti-gaming 
    • IB / affiliate risk management 
    • Payment / withdrawal risk control 
  • Experience building: 
    • Risk frameworks 
    • Rule engines / monitoring systems 
  • Strong analytical mindset with data-driven approach 

✔️ Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or above 
  • Preferably from QS Top 100 universities 

✔️ Soft Skills

  • Strong ownership and decision-making ability 
  • Able to balance risk control vs business growth 
  • Excellent cross-functional communication 
  • Experience managing teams 

�� KPIs

  • Abnormal client detection accuracy 
  • Arbitrage / abuse interception rate 
  • Withdrawal risk detection rate 
  • Risk response time 
  • Reduction in high-risk IB / client ratio 
  • Risk rule effectiveness & iteration 

�� Compensation

  • Monthly salary: USD 12,000 (negotiable) 
  • High-caliber candidates open to above range 
  • Additional: 
    • Performance bonus 
    • Accommodation 
    • Year-end bonus 
    • Team / project incentives 

Relocation / visa support


Skills

Risk Control

Additional Info

Experience Level

4 - 7 Years of Experience

Career Level

Director / C Level

Job Specialisation


Company Profile

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