Pillar
The Head of Risk at Pillar will own the end-to-end risk function, building frameworks and systems to measure, control, and neutralize market and credit exposures across the balance sheet. This role involves designing systematic hedging strategies, managing counterparty risk, and ensuring capital efficiency while partnering with executive leadership and engineering teams. The position requires operating in an early-stage environment to establish risk discipline and infrastructure from the ground up.
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Company Size
1-10 employees
Founded
2023
Pillar is an automated hedging platform built for companies with physical commodity and currency risk. It replaces manual processes and spreadsheets with intelligent automation, linking every hedge to a specific transaction in real time across commodity and FX markets. Pillar is operated by Stratos Labs Inc., a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and member of the National Futures Association.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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