Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) — Multi-Asset Trading Platform, Dubai

Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) - Multi-Asset Trading Platform, Dubai Location: Dubai, UAE (Relocation Supported) Reports To: Founder & Group CEO A global multi-asset trading group operating across crypto spot, perpetual futures, FX/CFDs, equities, and institutional API trading is seeking a Chief Product & Technology Officer to take unified ownership of product strategy, trading infrastructure, and engineering organisation build-out. This is a mission-critical executive hire reporting directly to the Group CEO, tied to platform independence, scalability, and enterprise valuation. The platform is evolving into a consolidated, institutional-grade execution infrastructure supporting high-frequency trading strategies, quantitative models, cross-asset arbitrage, proprietary trading desk deployment, and institutional algorithmic clients. The mandate is to progressively internalise architecture ownership while scaling globally. This is not a maintenance CTO. This is a trading systems command role. What You'll Own Unified product strategy & roadmap across all asset classes Exchange & brokerage trading infrastructure architecture Matching engine optimisation & HFT-compatible infrastructure Proprietary trading stack (strategy deployment, kill-switch architecture, real-time PnL attribution, backtesting & simulation) Liquidity aggregation, smart order routing & A-Book/B-Book internalisation logic Risk, margin & exposure engines including perpetual futures liquidation logic Engineering organisation build-out: 30–40+ engineers over 18–24 months Vendor governance & progressive internalisation strategy Infrastructure & security governance (multi-region AWS, SOC2/ISO 27001, MPC custody) What You Bring 15+ years total experience, 10+ in trading infrastructure or exchange systems Built or scaled a live exchange or brokerage platform Deep understanding of market microstructure, order book dynamics, and execution quality Matching engine architecture exposure (build, optimise, or integrate) FIX 4.4/5.0 protocol knowledge Derivatives / perpetual futures infrastructure experience Prop trading infrastructure exposure (strategy containers, risk isolation, kill-switch logic) Liquidity aggregation and multi-venue routing experience Tick-level data architecture and backtesting infrastructure Managed 30+ engineers across backend, frontend, DevOps, data, security, and QA Strong distributed systems and cloud-native architecture expertise Target Background Tier 1 crypto exchanges · Institutional FX / prime brokers · Electronic market makers · HFT firms · Prop trading firms with in-house tech · Multi-asset electronic trading platforms The Ideal Candidate Thinks in microseconds, not sprint cycles. Understands liquidity economics deeply. Comfortable challenging vendors technically. A board-level communicator who is execution-focused, data-driven, and calm under production pressure. Your Journey After Applying Technical pre-screening questionnaire Executive alignment discussion Strategic deep-dive with Group Leadership Final conversation with the Founder & Group CEO