Chief Operating Officer, Global Quant Trading Platform

Tardis Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Tardis Group, a high-growth, technology-driven investment firm in the United Kingdom, seeks a senior operational leader to build, scale, and oversee its global operating platform. You will own operations across trading, fund infrastructure, accounting, and corporate functions, working closely with the CEO and leadership team to shape the firm’s next growth phase.

You will lead a hands-on build-out of the operations, establish robust controls, automate processes, and drive efficiency across an

Qualifications

• Experience leading operations in a quantitative hedge fund or multi-strategy investment environment.
• Ability to build, scale and own an operational platform end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of exchange, prime broker, and clearing broker infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead all operational functions across trading, fund, and corporate entities.
• Oversee relationships with exchanges, prime brokers, clearing brokers, administrators, auditors, and counterparties.
• Manage trade lifecycle processes including clearing, settlement, financing, collateral, and market access.
• Supervise fund operations, NAV production, reconciliation, valuation, and controls.
• Drive automation, efficiency, and scalable infrastructure across the platform.
• Partner with senior leadership on growth, market expansion, and product launches.
• Build and develop operational teams with optimal balance between in-house and outsourced resources.
• Engage credibly with traders, PMs, quants, technologists, and external counterparties.
• Deep understanding of fund accounting, NAV oversight, valuation methodologies, and reconciliations.

Skills

Hedge fund experience

Operational leadership

Trade lifecycle

Fund accounting

NAV production

Job description

Tardis Group, a high-growth, technology-driven investment firm in the United Kingdom, seeks a senior operational leader to build, scale, and oversee its global operating platform. You will own operations across trading, fund infrastructure, accounting, and corporate functions, working closely with the CEO and leadership team to shape the firm’s next growth phase.

You will lead a hands-on build-out of the operations, establish robust controls, automate processes, and drive efficiency across an