Trading and Risk Manager - UK Market / VBET

Trading and Risk Manager - UK Market / VBET

VBET is an international sports betting and gaming brand present in over 120 countries all over the world and powered in-house by Betconstruct. In order to continue driving growth in the UK market, we are seeking a highly experienced Trading and Risk Manager to take full ownership of customer behavior risk and trading strategy across both Sportsbook and Casino. This high-impact role will be based in London (hybrid) and will focus on auditing the existing customer base and risk flows, understanding client behaviors, and leading strategic adjustments to optimize risk detection and trading, profitability, and compliance with UK regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:
Integrated Trading and Risk Management

• Own the UK-facing sports trading strategy in coordination with the centralized trading team:
  - Monitor and manage exposure across pre-match and live betting markets,
  - Recommend adjustments to odds and market limits based on customer and market activity,
  - Support price validation and market availability across popular and niche events,
• Balance profitability, competitiveness, and risk tolerance in all sportsbook decisions,
• Collaborate with internal teams to align bonus risk, margin strategy, and market prioritization.

Customer Risk Review and Optimization:

• Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing customer base, segmentation rules, and risk flow for the UK market,
• Identify inefficiencies in player categorization, betting patterns, and trading controls,
• Propose and implement strategic changes to enhance the precision and agility of customer risk management,
• Lead ongoing risk model optimization in collaboration with BI and Compliance teams,
• Ensure risk and trading strategy is in full compliance with UKGC regulations and best practices for AML and RG.

Behavioral Analysis and Market Exposure:

• Analyze player behavior across Sportsbook and Casino, including:
  - Bet timing (e.g., last-minute or in-play betting),
  - Odds and pricing selections (e.g., low-margin or sharp odds),
  - Market and competition preferences (e.g., niche leagues, high volatility events),
  - Stake sizes, velocity, and multi-account patterns,
• Detect and act upon high-risk bettors, including value bettors, arbers, and syndicates,
• Adjust risk settings (e.g., limits, alerts) and make trading recommendations accordingly.
  
  

Risk Assessment and Fraud Prevention:

• Conduct frequent risk assessments across all verticals, flagging customers or patterns indicative of syndicate activity, bonus abuse, arbitrage betting, gameplay manipulation,
• Support real-time detection and response to suspicious activity in both sportsbook and casino environments,
• Work cross-functionally with Fraud, AML, and RG teams to ensure cohesive risk intervention processes,
• Assist in shaping and fine-tuning alerting and fraud detection systems.

Strategic Development and Reporting:

• Define and drive the UK-specific risk and trading strategy, aligned with both commercial and regulatory goals,
• Assist in developing reporting tools and dashboards to track customer risk profiles, market exposure trends, trading performance, and alert response metrics,
• Contribute to internal reporting for performance and board-level oversight,
• Define key metrics and reporting structures to track performance and adapt strategy as needed,
• Advocate for product and process improvements based on operational insights,
• Serve as the UK market's risk and trading lead, collaborating with centralized teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Trading, Risk or Player Profiling within the UK iGaming market,
• Strong understanding of player behavior, betting strategies, and market abuse detection,
• In-depth knowledge of odds structures, market dynamics, and competition-level risk exposure,
• Proven ability to analyze, build, and optimize risk strategies,
• Solid grasp of UKGC regulatory framework and responsible gambling obligations,
• Strong communication skills, strategic mindset, and a hands-on attitude,