FX Trading Lead

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadingnation is seeking an experienced FX Trading Lead to lead and grow our FX trading function supporting OSL's global payments and digital asset business. The role combines hands-on trading with leadership of a 5–7 person team in Hong Kong.

You will manage day-to-day FX trading, oversee market execution and liquidity, and develop trading strategies across G10 and EMFX currencies, including crypto exposures. A strong commercial mindset and risk discipline are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on FX trading experience.
• Experience in Emerging Market FX (EMFX).
• Crypto, digital assets, or stablecoins experience is valued.
• Experience in payments, fintech or high-volume environments is a plus.
• Experience mentoring/trading teams; leading 5–7 people preferred.
• Mandarin proficiency preferred; GMT+8 coordination helpful.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day FX trading activities across relevant currencies.
• Execute and manage FX transactions with strong risk controls.
• Monitor market conditions, liquidity, spreads, and pricing.
• Develop and implement trading strategies to improve execution quality.
• Coach and develop traders while maintaining hands-on trading.
• Manage exposures and coordinate with Sales, Treasury, and Operations.
• Ensure compliance with risk limits and internal controls.
• Drive improvements in processes and tools as the business scales.

Skills

FX trading

Team leadership

Market execution

Liquidity management

Risk management

Crypto markets

EMFX

Payments fintech

Mandarin

GMT+8

Job description

• Lead and manage a team of approximately 5-7
• Execute and manage FX transactions
• 5+ yrs of hands-on FX trading exp

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced FX Trading Lead to lead and grow our FX trading function supporting OSL's global payments and digital asset business.

This role will be responsible for managing day-to-day FX trading activities, overseeing market execution and liquidity, and developing trading strategies across key currency markets. You will be hands-on in trading while also leading a team of 5-7, driving performance, risk management, and continuous improvement of trading processes.

The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on FX trading experience, with 5+ years of experience in FX, ideally with exposure to Emerging Market FX (EMFX) and/or crypto markets. Experience within a payments, fintech, or digital asset environment would be highly valued. You should be commercially minded, comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, and able to balance trading performance with effective risk management.

Key Responsibilities

FX Trading & Market Execution

• Lead day-to-day FX trading activities across relevant G10 and Emerging Market currencies
• Execute and manage FX transactions, ensuring competitive pricing, efficient execution, and appropriate risk management
• Monitor market conditions, liquidity, spreads, and currency movements to identify trading opportunities
• Develop and implement trading strategies to improve execution quality, pricing, and overall trading performance
• Manage FX exposures and work closely with internal teams to maintain appropriate risk levels

Emerging Markets & Crypto

• Develop and manage trading strategies across Emerging Market FX, where relevant to the business
• Monitor macroeconomic, market, and geopolitical developments that may impact FX liquidity and pricing
• Leverage experience in crypto markets to support the growing intersection between digital assets, stablecoins, and FX
• Identify opportunities to improve liquidity and pricing across traditional FX and digital asset markets

Liquidity & Counterparty Management

• Work with liquidity providers, banks, brokers, and other market counterparties to optimise execution and pricing
• Evaluate liquidity sources and identify opportunities to improve spreads, depth, and execution quality
• Partner with Sales, Payments, Treasury, and Operations teams to understand flow requirements and optimise trading coverage
• Support the development of new currency corridors and trading capabilities

Team Leadership & Performance

• Lead and manage a team of approximately 5-7
• Set trading objectives, performance standards, and risk parameters for the team
• Coach and develop traders while maintaining a hands-on role in day-to-day trading activities
• Monitor trading performance, P&L, execution quality, and risk metrics
• Drive continuous improvement across trading strategies, processes, and tools

Risk & Operational Management

• Ensure trading activities operate within approved risk limits and internal controls
• Identify and manage market, liquidity, and counterparty risks
• Work closely with Risk, Compliance, and Operations to ensure trading activities meet regulatory and operational requirements
• Improve trading processes, systems, and controls as the business scales

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on FX trading experience , with experience managing meaningful FX flow or positions
• Strong understanding of FX markets, execution, liquidity, pricing, and market risk
• Experience in Emerging Market FX (EMFX) is strongly preferred
• Experience in crypto, digital assets, or stablecoins is highly valued, ideally combined with traditional FX experience
• Experience working in a payments, fintech, or other high-volume transaction environment is a plus
• Previous experience managing or mentoring a trading team; experience leading a team of 5-7 people is preferred
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with the ability to make fast and sound trading decisions
• Strong understanding of liquidity providers, brokers, banks, and FX market infrastructure
• Mandarin proficiency is preferred, given the regional scope of the role
• Comfortable working within GMT+8 and collaborating with teams across Asia and global markets
• Hands-on, entrepreneurial, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with evolving processes and priorities

Vision & Mission

OSL is the first SFC-licensed digital asset platform in Hong Kong and a PayFi innovator. Through stablecoin payments, cross-border settlement and global licensing, we are building the next-generation payments network.

As our payments and digital asset businesses scale globally, efficient FX trading and liquidity management are increasingly important to supporting cross-border payment flows. The Trading team plays a key role in connecting global liquidity, managing currency exposure, and delivering competitive execution across traditional and digital asset markets.

As a regulated pioneer with a startup mindset, we believe the future of financial infrastructure will be driven by real adoption and scalable deployment. We welcome experienced traders and market professionals who are passionate about FX, payments, and digital assets to join us in building a global trading and liquidity platform.