Executive Vice President of Technology - Remote

Overview

Our client, a rapidly growing proprietary trading firm handling hundreds of millions in trading volume, is seeking an Executive Vice President of Technology to lead and scale its high-performance, near real-time trading platform. This individual must combine executive strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise in C#, low-latency systems, and cloud architecture.

In Short

• Proven executive tech leadership experience in high-growth tech companies ($500M+ valuation) or Fortune 500 Financial Services or Trading companies.
• Demonstrated success building and leading large-scale technology organizations, including engineering, DevOps, QA, and product teams across multiple geographies.
• Deep knowledge of C# with recent hands-on experience.
• Extensive expertise in building high-performance, scalable architectures focused on high frequency transactions, high availability, and low latency.
• Advanced knowledge of code architecture for high-transaction payment systems and API integrations.
• Strong experience with cloud architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Define and execute the technical strategy to scale the global near real-time trading platform.
• Recruit, expand and lead an in-house digital, AI and technology team.
• Partner with the leadership team to integrate, modernize and further enhance the security of our platform.
• Stress-test the platform and implement monitoring for low-latency, high-throughput operations.

Requirements

• Proven executive tech leadership experience in high-growth tech companies ($500M+ valuation) or Fortune 500 Financial Services or Trading companies.
• Demonstrated success building and leading large-scale technology organizations, including engineering, DevOps, QA, and product teams across multiple geographies.
• Deep knowledge of C# with recent hands-on experience.
• Extensive expertise in building high-performance, scalable architectures focused on high frequency transactions, high availability, and low latency.
• Advanced knowledge of code architecture for high-transaction payment systems and API integrations.
• Strong experience with cloud architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (e.g., Kubernetes).

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Flexible remote work options.
• Opportunity to lead and innovate in a rapidly growing firm.
• Collaborative work environment with a focus on technology and growth.
• Access to cutting-edge technology and tools.