- Excellent career path
- Dynamic and driven culture
About Our Client Our client provides a world-class trading platform built in partnership with leading financial institutions.
Job Description As a Market Operations Director, your main responsibilities will include:
- Deliver senior technical and non-technical support to market participants-including FCMs, clearing banks, and industry partners-on market access and platform usage.
- Monitor system integrity and maintain control of the trading environment.
- Maintain listed event contracts and ensure accurate product specifications, trading parameters, and settlement terms.
- Analyze logs and packet captures to diagnose latency or execution issues.
- Lead daily clearing and settlement processes, including reconciliations, cash movements, and exception management.
- Manage the full clearing lifecycle: positions, collateral, and delivery.
- Design and maintain automation scripts to streamline operations.
- Maintain and improve user-facing technical documentation (e.g., FIX specs, connectivity guides).
- Serve as a subject matter expert on FIX Protocol, supporting certifications and new connections.
- Coordinate user feedback and escalate critical system issues to engineering teams.
- Collaborate closely with Technology Operations, Product, Sales, QA, Compliance, and Regulatory teams.
- Oversee fulfillment of daily operational and control procedures
The Successful Applicant A successful Market Operations Director should have:
- Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, computer science, math, information systems, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years in a technically focused operations or systems engineering role within a derivatives exchange, clearing house, market maker, or FCM.
- Strong understanding of electronic trading systems, reference data, matching engines, and market connectivity.
- Fluency in FIX Protocol and FIX log interpretation.
- Deep practitioner knowledge of derivatives trading, clearing, settlement, margining, and collateral management.
- Familiarity with CFTC regulations for DCMs and DCOs.
- Ability to independently research and resolve complex operational issues.
- Experience with trade management and reconciliation systems (e.g., GMI, Calypso, SmartStream, TT).
- Basic Python skills for scripting and process automation.
- Proficiency using Python or SQL to analyze large datasets.
What's on Offer - Competitive salary
- Comprehensive medical benefits to ensure your well-being.
- Performance-based bonus scheme.
- Collaborative work environment that fosters innovation.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career as a Market Operations Director, apply now to join a large organization that values excellence and innovation.