OnHires - Head of Trading Platform - Crypto Exchange (UAE)
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Requirements
• 10+ years of experience in trading platforms, exchanges, or fintech. • 5+ years in a senior leadership role managing trading systems or infrastructure. • Strong experience in regulated financial environments (CMA or equivalent). • Deep understanding of trading systems, market structure, and execution models. • Experience with market surveillance and market abuse prevention. • Proven ability to manage high-impact incidents and operate under pressure. • Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. • Fluent English (Arabic is a plus). • Experience with regulated exchanges or trading venues. • Background in crypto markets or digital asset trading. • Experience with market surveillance tools and technologies. • Involvement in regulatory inspections or incident reporting. • Location & Conditions • 📍 Abu Dhabi, UAE - on-site role. • 🏠 UAE residency required (or willingness to relocate). • 💰 Competitive compensation, discussed individually.
Responsibilities
• Trading Platform Strategy & Leadership • Define and execute the trading platform strategy aligned with business and regulatory requirements. • Build and lead the trading platform function, including operations and market controls. • Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Operations, and Technology teams. • Ensure strong governance focused on market fairness, stability, and transparency. • Platform Performance & Infrastructure • Oversee the design, scalability, and performance of trading systems (matching engine, OMS, APIs). • Ensure platform resilience, latency management, and high availability under peak conditions. • Participate in technology roadmap decisions, including vendor selection and integrations. • Maintain high standards for system reliability and operational efficiency. • Market Integrity & Surveillance • Ensure fair, orderly, and transparent market operations in line with CMA requirements. • Implement and oversee market surveillance frameworks to detect: • market manipulation. • abusive trading practices. • suspicious activity • Define procedures for trading halts, circuit breakers, and trade corrections • Escalate and report market integrity issues to Compliance and regulators • Operational Resilience & Incident Management • Own incident management processes, including outages and root cause analysis. • Ensure Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCP/DR) frameworks are in place and tested. • Lead response during critical incidents and ensure proper escalation. • Conduct regular stress testing and failover exercises. • Risk & Regulatory Compliance • Identify and manage risks related to trading platform operations. • Work with Risk teams on KRIs, thresholds, and risk frameworks. • Ensure compliance with CMA requirements related to trading systems, audit trails, and change management. • Support audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews. • Regulatory Interaction & Reporting • Act as the main point of contact with the CMA on trading platform matters. • Ensure timely reporting of incidents, system changes, and market disruptions. • Maintain accurate records of orders, executions, and system activity. • Ensure full transparency and auditability of platform operations.
Benefits
• Own and build the trading platform function in a regulated crypto exchange. • Act as a key senior management role accountable to the UAE regulator (CMA). • Join at an early stage with strong growth ambitions. • High level of ownership over trading systems, performance, and market integrity. • Direct impact on platform scalability, stability, and regulatory compliance. • Opportunity to build and own a critical trading function from day one. • Direct exposure to regulators and executive leadership. • Join a high-growth crypto business entering a regulated market. • Work in a high-impact role with real ownership and decision-making power. • Please note: this role is subject to regulatory approval. Certain restrictions may apply based on regulatory requirements.
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