Head of Connectivity - Remote

Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Head of Connectivity with a strong background in Traditional Finance to join our team. This role requires a deep understanding of trading infrastructure, market connectivity, and regulatory compliance in financial markets.

In Short

• Understand how to best connect to the required market.
• Oversee and optimize trading infrastructure, including servers, gateways, and trading platforms.
• Manage external communications with exchanges, brokers, and financial institutions.
• Act as a technical leader, advising on best practices for trading technology and risk management.
• Document requirements in a way that is clear to both traders and developers.
• Explain the functionality of connectivity solutions, market gateways, and order routing mechanisms.
• Manage your backlog, set priorities, and decide what should be done quickly versus what should be done thoroughly.
• Define observability and maintainability of the developed integrations.
• Identify and mitigate technology-related risks that could impact trading performance.
• Ensure proper MiFID II, ARTEC, CFTC, NMS, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in trading, with a particular focus on exchange connectivity.
• Strong understanding of algorithmic trading and financial markets.
• Experience communicating with exchanges and brokers.
• Expert-level knowledge of one or more exchange architectures (T7, Optiq, X-Stream, etc).
• Good understanding of one of the classic exchanges (ICE, CME, Eurex, Euronext).
• Good understanding of trading infrastructure setup and what it involves.
• Knowledge of low-latency protocols (ITCH/OUCH, SBE).
• Good understanding of FIX is a big plus.
• Familiarity with MiFID II, ARTEC, and other financial regulations.
• 3+ years of people management experience in roles such as Team Lead, Manager, or Product Owner.

Benefits

• Working in a modern international technology company without bureaucracy, legacy systems, or technical debt.
• Excellent opportunities for professional growth and self-realization.
• We work remotely from anywhere in the world, with a flexible schedule.
• We offer compensation for health insurance, sports activities, and non-professional training.