Electronic Execution Sales Trading Desk Head

Citigroup Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Performance bonus

Private Medical Care

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Parental Leave

Learning & development resources

Job summary

Citi London seeks a senior leader to co-head the EMEA electronic execution franchise, driving strategy, growth and client delivery across algorithmic trading, DMA and SOR. You will partner with sales, tech, and quants to scale platforms while upholding regulatory standards and risk controls.

The role offers a hybrid working model with a competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits. A rare opportunity to shape a leading equity execution platform in Europe.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in electronic equity execution (Director+).
• Proven track record building and scaling electronic trading businesses.
• Strong client relationship and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the EMEA electronic execution franchise with strategic direction.
• Own key institutional client relationships and translate market insight into product/tech improvements.
• Collaborate with Prime Services, product teams, quants and technology to expand reach.
• Oversee development of low-latency execution algorithms and monitor TCA.
• Drive cross-functional programs while ensuring risk governance and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Electronic equity execution

P&L management

Relationship management

Low-latency trading

MiFID II knowledge

Team leadership

Stakeholder alignment

Job description

At Citi Markets, we win together. In a rapidly changing world, our shared vision gives us the clarity, agility and global perspectives we need to shape the future. That's why collaboration plays a central role in how we deliver for clients, develop our people, and grow our business. Our Equities business is uniquely positioned at the intersection of technology and capital markets, where we combine cutting-edge electronic trading infrastructure with deep institutional relationships across our global client franchise. As one of the world's leading providers of algorithmic trading, Direct Market Access (DMA), and Smart Order Routing (SOR) solutions, we are building the next generation of equity execution platforms. Our open, supportive culture empowers us to share clients, ideas, and success—because, in the long-term, that's not just the best way to do things, it's the only way to win.

The Co-Head of EMEA Electronic Execution is a senior, strategic leadership role responsible for jointly managing, developing, and scaling Citi's electronic trading franchise across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This is a rare opportunity to lead one of the industry's most sophisticated equity execution platforms at a pivotal moment of growth and transformation. You will oversee the full suite of electronic trading products—including algorithmic trading suites, Direct Market Access (DMA), Smart Order Routing (SOR), crossing engines, and multi-asset connectivity platforms—while serving as a key point of contact for our most important institutional clients. In this role, you will drive both revenue growth and operational excellence, working at the nexus of sales, technology, quantitative research, and product innovation.

Primary Responsibilities of the Role

• Lead and scale the EMEA electronic execution franchise, working in partnership with your Co-Head to define strategic direction, allocate resources, oversee P&L performance, and drive growth across algorithmic trading, DMA, SOR, and crossing network products

• Serve as a primary relationship owner and strategic advisorfor key institutional clients utilizing Citi's electronic trading tools, ensuring exceptional service delivery, gathering client feedback, and translating market intelligence into product and technology enhancements

• Partner closely with Prime Services, equity product teams, quantitative research, and technology divisionsto expand product reach, onboard new client flows, optimize execution quality, and develop innovative solutions that respond to evolving market structure and regulatory dynamics (including MiFID II and best execution requirements)

• Oversee the development and performance optimization of sophisticated execution algorithms, ensuring competitiveness in low-latency environments, monitoring Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA), and collaborating with quants and developers to refine trading logic and improve fill rates

• Drive strategic initiatives and cross-functional collaboration, including market connectivity expansions, dark pool integrations, AI/ML-driven execution enhancements, and new product launches, while managing stakeholder alignment across sales, trading, compliance, and operations

• Recruit, develop, and mentor a high-performing teamof electronic trading professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, while maintaining robust risk management, policy governance, and regulatory compliance frameworks

What We Need from You

• Extensive experience in electronic equity executionat a senior level (Director or equivalent), with deep expertise across algorithmic trading strategies, Direct Market Access (DMA), Smart Order Routing (SOR), and execution management systems (EMS/OMS) in EMEA markets

• Proven leadership and P&L management experiencein a front-office revenue-generating capacity, with a demonstrated track record of building and scaling electronic trading businesses, managing client relationships, and driving commercial outcomes in a highly competitive environment

• Strong institutional client coverage and relationship management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with buy-side trading desks, portfolio managers, and C-suite stakeholders at asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds

• Technical fluency and quantitative rigor, including familiarity with market microstructure, order types, liquidity sourcing, TCA frameworks, and low-latency execution technology; experience working with quants, developers, and technologists to enhance product capabilities is essential

• Deep understanding of EMEA equity market structure and regulatory requirements, including MiFID II, best execution obligations, market access controls, and evolving regulatory standards across European venues

• Collaborative, agile, and tenacious mindsetwith the ability to navigate complexity, influence cross-functional teams, and thrive in a fast-paced, meritocratic environment where honesty, teamwork, and a will-to-win are core to our culture

What Citi Can Offer You

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day.

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime. The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016. Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

• Honesty, Integrity and Reputation

• Financial soundness

• Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

Job Family Group:

Institutional Sales

Job Family:

Investor Sales

Time Type:

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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