Head of U.S. Derivatives Trading Technology
Core
Design and deliver the technology stack connecting customers to a regulated US derivatives market, including architecture, vendor selection, and team leadership.
Role type
Senior IC trading-technology leader (Head of US Derivatives Trading Technology)
Builds
US derivatives trading infrastructure (OMS, market access, risk management, exchange connectivity)
Domain
US financial markets, derivatives, futures, clearing, settlement
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
US derivatives market structure, OMS, FIX, exchange connectivity, market data, pre-trade risk, build-versus-buy strategy, vendor technical diligence, team leadership
Preferred skills
Futures execution technology, exchange/clearinghouse background, OMS provider experience, regulated digital-asset platform experience
Technologies
OMS, FIX, exchange connectivity, market data, risk management systems
Responsibilities
Design end-to-end US derivatives trading architecture; Lead selection of clearing FCM, OMS, and market-access providers; Decide between vendor-provided, direct-exchange, and hybrid connectivity; Define long-term build-versus-buy roadmap; Lead internal and vendor integrations across OMS, margin, liquidation, funding, UI, and KYC; Lead exchange connectivity, certification, and production readiness; Define pre-trade risk, kill-switch, drop-copy, and reconciliation requirements; Establish 24/7 monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery; Own vendor technical diligence, contracts, SLAs, and delivery; Recruit and lead the US trading-technology team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership