Lead of Trading Operations

Job Description This is a remote position. We are looking for a Lead of Trading Operations to build, lead, and evolve our global Trading Operations function. This role sits at the intersection of trading, technology, and risk management, and is mission-critical for ensuring resilient and scalable execution processes across markets and time zones. You’ll lead a team that owns operational integrity end-to-end: from pre-market checks to intraday monitoring and post-trade reconciliations, managing tooling and SLAs, and collaborating with trading, dev, quant, and compliance teams. Key Responsibilities Operational Ownership Design and continuously refine pre-/post-session checklists, intraday monitoring protocols, and post-trade processes Build and enforce intrasession controls and real-time invariants across trading systems Develop and execute escalation playbooks for operational incidents Performance & Capacity Management Monitor capacity trends across venues, instruments, and internal systems Define KPIs and maintain SLAs (latency, fill rates, reconciliation windows) Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks Anomaly Detection & Incident Response Oversee systems and workflows for anomaly detection (latency spikes, data mismatches, P&L gaps) Lead structured post-mortems, track root causes and remediation Continuous Improvement Drive automation across key workflows Evolve internal dashboards, monitoring systems, and alerting infrastructure Build a culture of proactivity and robustness over reactivity Team Leadership Build and lead a globally distributed ops team Define clear growth paths and mentor junior team members Balance tactical execution with strategic planning Cross-functional Collaboration Align workflows with trading strategies and market structure Partner with engineering for deployment/rollback reliability Work with quant teams to understand model behavior and failure modes Ensure audit-readiness and compliance with relevant regulations Requirements Experience 7+ years in trading operations, execution support, or trading infrastructure roles at a prop shop, hedge fund, or electronic market-maker Proven track record managing trading operations across multiple asset classes (equities, futures, FX, options) Experience building and scaling ops processes in high-uptime, low-latency environments Technical & Functional Skills Deep understanding of electronic execution flows: order lifecycle, market connectivity, clearing & settlement Familiarity with FIX, proprietary APIs, drop copies, and post-trade reconciliation tooling Strong grasp of infrastructure monitoring concepts (latency tracking, failover, system health) Ability to define and implement intrasession checks, automated alerting, and risk controls Comfortable working with dashboards (Grafana, Kibana, etc.) and scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.) is a plus Leadership & Communication Experience leading globally distributed teams and managing through follow-the-sun workflows Clear communicator — able to synthesize incidents and drive postmortems with traders, engineers, and executives Operational mindset with a bias for process design, reliability, and ownership under pressure Mindset Hands-on, low-ego operator with a high bar for quality Comfortable in fast-paced, dynamic environments with limited structure Proactive, curious, and deeply invested in building scalable systems that “just work” Benefits Highly competitive base salary , benchmarked against leading trading firms Remote-first policy with optional relocation support for Dubai HQ Flexible time off , including market holidays coverage structure Home office stipend and equipment coverage Regular offsites and team gatherings in global locations Flat structure with direct access to trading, tech, and leadership