CareerPlan

Director, Head of Execution

LondonFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design and lead the development of a low-latency, high-throughput Algo Trading / Smart Order Router system for institutional digital assets trading.

Role type

Director, Head of Execution (Algo Trading)

Builds

Next-generation trading infrastructure and execution algorithms

Domain

Digital assets, algorithmic trading, data center infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Algo trading strategy development, Smart Order Router (SOR) design, tick data analytics, real-time market data processing, low-latency system architecture, FIX protocol, OMS/EMS architecture, multicast/unicast market data feeds, Linux systems, performance profiling

Preferred skills

DeFi/crypto space experience, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), DevOps processes, regulatory/compliance environment experience

Technologies

FIX, Linux, AWS, GCP

Responsibilities

Design and lead development of low-latency SOR, implement intelligent routing algorithms, collaborate with traders to refine logic, integrate SOR with trading stack, monitor and optimize system performance, mentor junior developers, support production trading issues

Seniority

Director, hands-on IC with leadership