Nascent - Technical Project Manager, Trading Operations
Requirements
• 4–6 years of experience in technical operations, trading ops, or adjacent roles, with a track record of owning workflows, improving systems, and driving work forward with minimal direction • Hands-on experience with exchange onboarding, trade operations implementation, or trading infrastructure buildout. • Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex, dependency-heavy work across engineering, operations, and external parties. • Track record of managing exchanges, brokerages, prime brokers, or vendors and driving them to deliver. • Active use of AI/LLM tools to automate workflows or accelerate operations, with concrete examples. • Proven ability to operate independently in low-structure environments and set your own priorities. • Nice-to-Have’s • Experience at a prop trading firm, market maker, or crypto-native trading operation. • Familiarity with FIX protocol, exchange APIs, or market microstructure. • Experience with regulatory or compliance workflows tied to exchange access. • Experience building internal tooling or automating workflows with code, no-code, or AI agents. • Founded in 2020, Nascent exists to build, expand, and capture opportunity, in open markets and permissionless technologies. Building from a base of permanent capital, we deploy assets across a range of both liquid and long-term strategies that ensure we are among the most active users of the open financial system we are helping to build. We’ve backed 100+ early-stage teams that we believe can change markets and expand what’s possible. At Nascent, we combine venture + market pedigree with product-grade engineering to turn research into revenue: experiments that ship fast, are evaluated rigorously, and move P&L. We focus on models, low-latency infrastructure, and resilient systems that compound performance over time. • Our Team & Culture • Our Team & Culture • At Nascent, we are an interdisciplinary team of investors, builders & creators, capable of achieving more together than we can as individuals. We offer the opportunity to contribute to building the future global economic system with a world-class team and culture that pairs the freedom to explore, experiment & play with a competitive drive to win. We invest in our people by providing the autonomy to build, coupled with accountability & honest feedback to help learn, grow, perform & win. Our distributed team understands the value of in-person time—we encourage team members to come together for more frequent in-person work. • Principles that Drive our Team & Work • Explore, experiment, play • Always be building • Seek and speak truth
Responsibilities
• Own the full lifecycle of exchange onboarding – from initial application and KYC/KYB through API connectivity testing to production go-live – ensuring the firm can trade on new venues as fast as operationally possible. • Coordinate across engineering, operations, compliance, and counterparties to remove blockers and drive integrations to completion. • Manage relationships with exchanges, brokerages, prime brokers, and vendors, ensuring they deliver on timelines. • Build internal tooling, dashboards, and automated workflows — including AI/LLM systems — to track progress, surface blockers, and reduce manual work. • Create repeatable processes for operational work that lacks playbooks, adding structure without adding overhead. • Evaluate and integrate vendors for operational infrastructure, prioritizing speed and technical fit over process. • Identify and resolve operational risks early — across exchange requirements, regulatory changes, and integration timelines. • Work directly with traders and engineers to translate operational needs into technical requirements that support trading. • You have personally onboarded exchanges or built trading infrastructure — you know what it takes to go from zero to live. • You do not wait for instructions. You see gaps and close them. • You have a genuine AI-native mindset – you’re actively building with LLMs, AI agents, or automation tools to multiply your own output. • You measure success by whether the firm can trade, not by whether a plan was followed. • You are technically fluent and comfortable discussing APIs, data flows, and system design. • You operate well in ambiguity and prefer building playbooks to inheriting them. • You have strong judgment managing external stakeholders and know when to push or find workarounds.
Benefits
• At Nascent, we offer a competitive total compensation package heavily weighted toward bonus, ensuring that when we perform at our best and the firm wins we all win. • The opportunity to learn, experiment and build in an entrepreneurial environment • Remote and distributed working environment • Comprehensive health benefits package including dental, vision, and life • 16 weeks fully paid parental leave & supported return to work • Retirement plan matching contributions • Open vacation policy as well as flexible work hours and location • Team activities and in-person team retreats
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