OTC Trader - Digital Assets

IMC Trading; Zug; On-site; CHF 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance-linked bonus structure

Exposure to a fast-growing trading operation

Access to deep liquidity

Collaborative team environment

Opportunities for significant career progression

Job summary

A global trading firm is seeking an OTC Crypto Trader in Zug, Switzerland. You will be responsible for growing the desk's PnL and executing block trades in digital asset markets. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 2 years of trading experience with a strong client-facing mindset. The role offers a competitive salary and performance-linked bonuses, a collaborative environment, and significant career progression opportunities in the fast-growing crypto sector.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of trading experience, ideally on a flow or block trading desk.
• Traditional finance or non-crypto trading backgrounds welcome; crypto trading experience is a strong plus.
• Demonstrable track record of handling large notional trades with sound risk management.
• Intermediate Python skills — comfortable with data analysis, scripting, and trade tooling.
• Trustworthy, reliable, and able to exercise independent judgment under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk effectively on large ticket transactions, ensuring best execution and competitive pricing.
• Monitor markets and maintain awareness of macro and crypto-specific developments affecting trading.
• Collaborate with internal teams including technology, compliance, and operations.

Skills

Trading experience

Python

Risk management

Client-facing skills

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a commercially driven OTC Crypto Trader to join our team in Zug. In this role, you will be directly responsible for growing the desk’s PnL and executing block trades across digital asset markets. You will be entrusted with large ticket sizes and expected to operate with professionalism, discretion, and a sharp commercial instinct.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage risk effectively on large ticket transactions, ensuring best execution and competitive pricing
• Monitor markets and maintain awareness of macro and crypto-specific developments affecting trading
• Collaborate with internal teams including technology, compliance, and operations

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of trading experience, ideally on a flow or block trading desk
• Traditional finance or non-crypto trading backgrounds welcome; crypto trading experience is a strong plus
• Demonstrable track record of handling large notional trades with sound risk management
• Intermediate Python skills — comfortable with data analysis, scripting, and trade tooling
• Commercially driven with a strong client-facing mindset
• Trustworthy, reliable, and able to exercise independent judgment under pressure
• Work nonstandard weeks i.e. cover weekends and evening shifts as required in exchange for off days on other weekdays

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary and performance-linked bonus structure
• Exposure to a fast-growing, high-conviction crypto trading operation
• Access to deep liquidity and a broad institutional counterparty network
• Collaborative team environment in Zug, one of Europe’s premier crypto hubs
• Opportunity for significant career progression as the firm scales

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.