A leading proprietary trading firm is seeking an experienced Head of Trading to lead and expand its global crypto trading operations. This is a senior leadership role with full ownership of trading strategy, execution, and risk management, offering the opportunity to shape the firm’s crypto trading vision and scale a high-performance team in a fast-moving market.
Responsibilities:
* Oversee and grow the firm’s spot, derivatives, and structured product trading across centralized and decentralized venues.
* Lead the design and execution of systematic and discretionary trading strategies, ensuring strong risk-adjusted performance.
* Manage daily trading operations, including capital allocation, risk oversight, and execution quality.
* Collaborate closely with quantitative research, technology, and data teams to enhance trading systems, analytics, and automation.
* Build and maintain key relationships with exchanges, liquidity providers, and counterparties.
* Recruit, mentor, and manage a team of traders and researchers, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
Requirements:
* 10+ years of trading experience, with a proven track record in crypto or digital asset markets.
* Strong understanding of market microstructure, liquidity, and execution dynamics across centralized and decentralized exchanges.
* Demonstrated success managing trading PnL and scaling profitable strategies.
* Experience leading teams and building trading desks within a proprietary or hedge fund environment.
* Technical fluency and ability to work closely with quant and engineering teams.
* Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.