High Frequency Trading Head

wowJobs; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

wowJobs is seeking a senior professional to establish and lead a new High-Frequency Trading vertical within the firm. This strategic leadership role involves building the vertical from the ground up, including technology infrastructure, trading systems, strategy development, and team management.

The ideal candidate will have prior experience at leading HFT firms, a strong grasp of Indian markets, and the ability to take ownership of profitability and scalability.

Qualifications

• Prior experience at a leading HFT, quant, proprietary trading firm.
• Strong understanding of Indian markets, especially equities, commodities, derivatives, and exchange microstructure.
• Experience with low-latency systems, order execution, market data handling, and trading infrastructure.
• Ability to evaluate and improve trading strategies from both technology and profitability perspectives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership capabilities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build a new business vertical within an established proprietary trading firm.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the firm’s HFT vertical.
• Design and oversee low-latency trading infrastructure, platforms, and execution systems.
• Develop, evaluate, and deploy profitable trading strategies across exchanges.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage a team of technologists and traders.
• Establish robust processes for back testing, simulation, and risk control.
• Work closely with senior management on capital allocation and business expansion.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal risk-management requirements.
• Take ownership of the vertical’s profitability and strategic direction.

Skills

Trading technology leadership

Trading strategy / research leadership

Job description

The firm trades in equities, commodities, and derivatives across India’s major exchanges, including NSE, MCX, and NCDEX, using proprietary algorithm-driven trading systems. The firm manages in-house proprietary capital

About the Role

Client is looking to hire a senior professional to establish and lead a new High-Frequency Trading vertical within the firm. This is a strategic leadership role with responsibility for building the vertical from the ground up, including technology infrastructure, trading systems, strategy development, team building, risk management, and overall return generation.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the firm’s HFT vertical.
• Design and oversee low-latency trading infrastructure, trading platforms, and execution systems.
• Develop, evaluate, and deploy profitable trading strategies across relevant exchanges and asset classes.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage a team of technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders.
• Establish robust processes for back testing, simulation, live deployment, monitoring, and risk control.
• Work closely with senior management on capital allocation, performance targets, and business expansion.
• Ensure compliance with exchange, regulatory, and internal risk-management requirements.
• Take ownership of the vertical’s profitability, scalability, and long-term strategic direction.

Qualifications

• Prior experience at a leading HFT, quant, proprietary trading firm.
• Strong understanding of Indian markets, especially equities, commodities, derivatives, and exchange microstructure.
• Experience with low-latency systems, order execution, market data handling, and trading infrastructure.
• Ability to evaluate and improve trading strategies from both technology and profitability perspectives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership capabilities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build a new business vertical within an established proprietary trading firm.

Required Skills

• Trading technology leadership.
• Trading strategy / research leadership.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in the range of 5–10 years, although exceptional candidates with 3–5 years of highly relevant experience at leading HFT firms may also be considered.

Compensation

Best in Industry

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