Head of Trading
Join a dynamic fintech company at the forefront of financial technology innovation, focused on empowering young adults to build long-term wealth. This is a senior leadership role that combines capital markets, technology, and operations to enhance our investment platform's trading infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to design and lead trading systems to institutional standards, driving rapid growth in a regulated environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the entire operational trading program, including execution, portfolio implementation, and ongoing management.
- Architect trading systems across custodians, counterparties, banking partners, and internal systems.
- Set execution standards for cost efficiency, liquidity management, and capital optimization.
- Oversee client lifecycle trading components from onboarding to position management.
- Develop a seamless client experience with transparent execution and performance reporting.
- Define the long-term strategy for trading and rebalancing infrastructure.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Finance, and Product teams on the trading roadmap and automation initiatives.
- Evaluate and implement portfolio and order management systems as needed.
- Establish risk management frameworks and controls for data integrity and trade validation.
- Act as a senior escalation point for trading issues and systemic risks.
- Build cross-functional partnerships within Capital Markets, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Technology.
- Advise executive leadership on trading-related decisions impacting business scale.
- Develop trading team capacity models, performance metrics, and foster a culture of precision and disciplined risk management.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in trading, portfolio implementation, or investment operations.
- Experience with multi-custodian or multi-counterparty trading programs in high-growth settings.
- Deep understanding of ETF trading mechanics and portfolio construction.
- Strong capital markets, liquidity management, and operational risk knowledge.
- Proficient in Excel and comfortable working with complex datasets.
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- Preferred: FINRA registrations (Series 7, 66, or 24), fintech collaboration experience, and a proven record in scaling trading infrastructure.
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