A high-performance digital asset exchange is hiring a Head of Trading Technology to lead all engineering domains supporting its core trading infrastructure. This is a business-critical role overseeing global teams across execution systems, risk platforms, data services, and connectivity. The position reports into senior leadership and sits at the intersection of product, infrastructure, compliance, and trading.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the architecture and delivery of trading systems including execution, pricing, market data, client APIs, and post-trade tooling.
- Manage and grow a 20+ person engineering org across Hong Kong, Singapore, and the US
- Define engineering best practices, team structure, and org-wide technical standards.
- Drive delivery across multiple high-impact parallel initiatives in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business to align technology with product and operational priorities.
Technical requirements:
- 10+ years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams in trading, exchange, or low-latency system environments.
- Strong background in market structure, trading infrastructure, or exchange systems (crypto or traditional).
- Experience with distributed systems, API development, FIX, and cloud-native architecture.
- Proven ability to operate within regulated environments, balancing delivery, security, and operational discipline.
- Comfortable leading across geographies, time zones, and functional areas.
BAH Partners specialize in placing the leading technology and quantitative talent into Asia Pacifics premier financial and technology-driven organizations. If you would like more information, or to confidentially discuss your career options, please contact me at pascal.snelling@bahpartners.com.