Head of Operations, EMEA — Quant Trading Firm

Point One - Hedge Fund Talent; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 150.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Point One Talent partners with a leading global quantitative trading firm to appoint a Head of Operations for its European trading entities, based in Dublin. This senior role shapes regional operations strategy and builds a high-performing team.

You will oversee Trading Operations and Core Operations, partnering with Trading, Technology, Compliance, Legal and Risk, while coordinating with US and Asia-Pacific colleagues to scale the function across markets.

Qualifikationen

• Deep working knowledge of the equities and derivatives trade lifecycle, clearing and settlement.
• Deep understanding of the EMEA regulatory landscape, including MiFID II, CSDR, EMIR and operational resilience requirements.
• Proven delivery of transformation programmes in partnership with Trading and Technology.
• Strong leadership with ability to develop people and scale an operations function during growth or change.
• Commercial judgment and influence to contribute to regional leadership decisions within a global trading business.

Aufgaben

• Set the multi-year strategy and roadmap for EMEA Operations, aligned with trading performance and business growth.
• Build and develop a high-performing operations team with strong coaching and succession planning.
• Scale the regional operating model across asset classes, venues and legal entities with capacity planning.
• Lead operational change, automation and integration of new products, markets, clearing and settlement models.
• Oversee trade support, settlement, corporate actions and stock loan controls, acting as a senior escalation point for trading desks.
• Own operational resilience and business continuity requirements, alongside outsourcing governance.
• Manage senior relationships with prime brokers, market infrastructure partners and global stakeholders.

Jobbeschreibung

Point One Talent partners with a leading global quantitative trading firm to appoint a Head of Operations for its European trading entities, based in Dublin. This senior role shapes regional operations strategy and builds a high-performing team.

You will oversee Trading Operations and Core Operations, partnering with Trading, Technology, Compliance, Legal and Risk, while coordinating with US and Asia-Pacific colleagues to scale the function across markets.