Head of Options Trading Technology
Our client is a leading global financial services firm renowned for fostering innovation, collaboration, and excellence across its teams. The organisation promotes a forward-thinking culture that values continuous technical improvement and strategic leadership. This role involves leading the development and optimization of ultra-low-latency options trading systems, supporting market making and derivatives strategies. The position is critical in driving technical excellence, expanding trading capabilities, and shaping the firm’s strategic technology direction within the APAC region.
Role Overview:
The Head of Options Trading Technology is responsible for overseeing the design, development, and operational management of trading systems supporting options Market Making. This leadership role involves managing a global team, collaborating with cross-departmental stakeholders, and delivering high-performance solutions aligned with business objectives.
Key Skills & Experience:
• Extensive experience in trading systems, specifically options strategies and market making
• Proven leadership in building and mentoring engineering teams
• Deep knowledge of low-latency optimization techniques
• Strong familiarity with exchange connectivity protocols such as FIX and native binary exchange protocols
• Expertise in scalable, high-availability distributed systems
• Proficiency with development environments like Jenkins and continuous integration practices
• Knowledge of Asian exchange protocols and derivatives pricing (preferred but not mandatory)
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the design and operational management of options trading systems
• Architect and optimize exchange connectivity solutions for Asian markets
• Build and scale the engineering team in Singapore, establishing hiring pipelines and university partnerships
• Define the technological roadmap for expanding trading systems and drive strategic technical decisions
• Collaborate with global teams to deliver cross-region platform capabilities
• Mentor engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence
• Work with trading desks, quantitative researchers, and stakeholders to translate trading requirements into technical solutions
• Promote engineering best practices and modern development methodologies
Requirements:
• Right to work in Singapore
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline
• 10+ years of software engineering experience; 15+ years of applied experience, including 10+ years in trading systems
• Expert-level proficiency in C++ (C++14/17/20)
• Experience with Asian exchange protocols, options Greeks, market making strategies, and high-throughput, low-latency environments preferred
Candidates meeting these criteria are encouraged to apply to lead impactful trading technology initiatives at our client.
