Chief Executive Officer

9Point Capital; Mumbai; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

9Point Capital in Mumbai is seeking an experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead a crypto derivatives exchange. You will be responsible for defining the vision, strategy, and annual plan, driving growth, regulatory alignment, and long-term profitability while coordinating across product, technology, marketing, and compliance teams.

As the face of the exchange, you will liaise with regulators, banking partners, liquidity providers, and institutional clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in crypto/fintech or financial markets.
• Proven track record of P&L ownership and scaling businesses.
• Deep understanding of India’s regulatory landscape (VDA, PMLA, FIU-IND).

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the exchange's vision, strategy, and annual plan with the board.
• Own full P&L accountability: revenue, volumes, margins, cost efficiency and profitability.
• Build and lead a senior leadership team across all functions; set goals and KPIs.
• Act as the face of the exchange with regulators, banks, liquidity providers and clients.
• Oversee product roadmap for derivatives and new instruments; ensure compliance with regulatory constraints.
• Drive technology coordination to translate business priorities into a scalable tech roadmap.
• Lead risk management, compliance, and audit readiness across the platform.
• Oversee marketing, growth, and external communications in line with regulations.
• Establish governance, reporting to the board, and stakeholder management.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory understanding

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/related field

Job description

Chief Executive Officer: Crypto Exchange

9Point Capital | Mumbai | Full-time

About the role

9Point Capital is hiring a Chief Executive Officer to lead and run a crypto derivatives exchange in its portfolio. This is the most senior operating role in the business. The CEO is accountable for the exchange’s performance, growth, regulatory standing, and long-term success.

Every business function reports to the CEO: product, marketing, customer support, compliance, finance, legal, risk management, and trade operations. They also work closely with the technology teams to align the platform roadmap with business priorities. The role suits a leader who can run a complex, regulated, always-on trading business end to end and build the organisation to scale it.

Key responsibilities

1. Leadership and strategy

• Define and execute the exchange’s vision, strategy, and annual operating plan, working with 9Point Capital leadership and the board
• Own full P&L accountability: revenue, trading volumes, margins, cost efficiency and the path to sustained profitability
• Build, lead and hold accountable a senior leadership team across all departments, setting clear goals, KPIs, and a performance-driven culture
• Act as the face of the exchange with regulators, banking partners, liquidity providers, institutional clients and industry bodies
• Report regularly to the board on performance, risk, compliance and strategic initiatives

2. Product

• Own the product vision and roadmap across futures, perpetuals, options, and new derivatives products
• Prioritise features based on user needs, market opportunity, competitive positioning, and regulatory constraints
• Ensure a world-class trading experience across web, mobile, and API, from onboarding to execution to settlement
• Drive the launch of new instruments, trading pairs, and product innovations to grow market share

3. Technology coordination

• Work closely with the technology teams to translate business priorities into a clear, sequenced tech roadmap
• Ensure exchange-grade performance across matching engine stability, latency, uptime, scalability, and security
• Oversee priorities for platform security, custody, wallet infrastructure, and incident response
• Make informed trade-offs between speed to market, platform stability, and risk

4. Compliance

• Ensure full adherence to PMLA, FIU-IND reporting requirements, KYC/AML norms and all applicable VDA regulations
• Oversee transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, sanctions screening, and audit readiness
• Maintain strong relationships with regulators and lead the exchange through audits, inspections, and regulatory changes
• Build a compliance-first culture across the organisation

5. Quant

• Oversee market-making strategy, liquidity programmes, and partnerships with external market makers
• Use data and analytics to improve market quality, spreads, depth, and trading activity

6. Risk management

• Own the exchange’s risk framework across market, liquidity, counterparty, operational, and platform risk
• Oversee margin requirements, leverage limits, liquidation engine parameters, the insurance fund, and auto-deleveraging policies

7. Trade operations

• Oversee day-to-day trading operations, including listings and delistings, settlement, deposits and withdrawals, and reconciliations
• Ensure smooth handling of market events, system incidents, and operational exceptions around the clock
• Build SOPs, controls, and escalation frameworks that keep the exchange running reliably at scale

8. Marketing and growth

• Drive user acquisition, activation, and retention strategies across retail and institutional segments
• Oversee brand positioning, performance marketing, community, content, partnerships, affiliates, and KOL programmes
• Build growth engines that improve trading volumes, active traders, and lifetime value while keeping acquisition costs disciplined
• Ensure all marketing complies with applicable advertising and VDA regulations

9. Legal

• Oversee legal strategy, including terms of use, user agreements, vendor and partner contracts, and regulatory filings
• Ensure the corporate governance and statutory obligations of the entity are met

10. Finance

• Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and cash management
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, reconciliations, tax compliance (including VDA-specific tax obligations), and audits
• Drive cost discipline and unit economics across all departments

11. Customer support

• Build and run a responsive, 24x7 support function that scales with the user base

What we’re looking for

• 10+ years of experience, with at least 5 years as CEO, Business Head, COO, or an equivalent leadership role at a crypto exchange, stock or commodity broker, trading venue or fintech platform
• Deep understanding of derivatives (futures, perpetuals, options), including margining, liquidation mechanics, market making, and exchange risk
• Strong working knowledge of India’s VDA regulatory landscape (PMLA, FIU-IND, taxation) and experience operating under regulatory scrutiny
• Proven track record of full P&L ownership and of scaling or turning around a business
• Experience leading large, cross-functional teams across business, operations and control functions, and working effectively with technology teams
• Exceptional judgment, integrity, and composure in a fast-moving, high-stakes, 24x7 environment
• Comfort with board-level governance and stakeholder management