We are looking for a strategic Lead of Trading Operations with strong execution capabilities to drive process optimization, automation, and efficiency across our trading workflows.
This role requires a hands-on approach to redesigning and enhancing trade execution, settlement processes, and operational workflows, while collaborating with the product team to build and implement automation solutions. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of trading operations, a proactive mindset, and the ability to make high-impact decisions independently.
Responsibilities:
Lead Trading Operations Team
- Managing digital asset and fiat related trade settlement and communicating with internal and external trading counterparties to ensure timely and accurate settlements.
- Trade reconciliation from post trade to settlement to ensure correct and timely settlement.
- Keeping track of the treasury, and liaising with the trading and finance teams on accounting for asset balances across operations.
Process Optimization & Automation Leadership
- Analyze and redesign existing trade flows, settlement processes, and operational workflows to maximize efficiency and reduce risk.
- Champion automation initiatives, working closely with the product and engineering teams to design and implement scalable solutions.
- Identify bottlenecks in trade execution, post-trade processes, and reconciliation, and implement improvements
Cross-functional Collaboration & Implementation
- Partner with trading desks, technology, product, and risk teams to align automation and process improvements with business objectives.
- Drive adoption of new tools and workflows across teams, ensuring smooth implementation and stakeholder buy-in.
- Act as the primary liaison between trading operations and other departments to ensure operational excellence.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years in trading operations, trade support, or middle office functions within asset management, hedge funds, investment banks, or electronic trading firms.
- Proven track record in process optimization, automation, and trade lifecycle improvements (execution, confirmation, settlement, reconciliation).
- Experience working with product/tech teams to build and implement automation tools (e.g., trade matching, exception handling, reporting).
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex operational challenges.
- Strategic mindset with a focus on automation, efficiency, and scalability.
- Excellent project management skills—ability to lead initiatives from conception to execution.
- Familiarity with workflow automation tools, or trading platforms is a plus.
- Proactive, results-driven, and able to operate with a high degree of autonomy.
- Strong leadership and communication skills to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic trading environment.