Sales Director, Institutional Digital Assets

Proof of Search; Singapore; Sur place; SGD 180 000 - 340 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Proof of Search is seeking a Sales Director in Singapore to lead institutional client acquisition and relationships for digital asset, derivatives, and FX trading solutions. This role combines strategic vision with hands-on execution, reporting directly to founders and shaping the regional go-to-market approach.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in institutional sales, an established APAC network, and deep knowledge of execution workflows, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in institutional sales or business development in financial markets.
• Established APAC institutional client network.
• Strong understanding of execution workflows, market structure and risk management.

Responsabilités

• Define and execute the regional sales strategy for institutional digital asset, derivatives and FX trading solutions.
• Originate, pursue and close new institutional clients across hedge funds, asset managers, banks, brokers and market makers.
• Run complex, consultative sales cycles from first contact through onboarding and commercial agreement.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with heads of trading, CIOs and COOs.
• Develop partnerships with liquidity providers, prime brokers, exchanges and other ecosystem players.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to feedback client needs and market intelligence.
• Ensure onboarding aligns with regulatory requirements and client due diligence.
• Maintain an accurate pipeline and forecast; report performance to leadership.
• Represent the firm at industry events, conferences and client meetings across the region.
• Over time, recruit, mentor and lead additional sales and business development hires.

Connaissances

Institutional sales

FX trading

Digital assets

Client relationship mgmt

Regulatory compliance

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Description du poste

A founder-led institutional trading technology firm is building the infrastructure that connects traditional financial markets with digital assets. It provides execution tooling for digital assets, derivatives and FX, designed for professional trading desks that need precision, risk control and reliability in a market that never closes.

The founding team has decades of combined experience in FX and electronic trading, enterprise technology, and regulatory compliance across Asia-Pacific and Europe. The firm is regulated across more than one jurisdiction, and governance, auditability and security are built into the product from the start. It works closely with clients, co-designs with trading desks and is known for dependable engineering.

The firm is now growing its commercial team in Asia, and this role is central to that.

The Role

The company is hiring a Sales Director to lead its institutional client acquisition and relationship strategy from Singapore. This is a senior, hands-on position for a commercial leader who combines a strong network among institutional trading desks with an understanding of electronic execution. The Sales Director will shape the go-to-market approach for the region, win mandates directly, and later build and lead a regional sales function.

The role works directly with the founders and has real influence over commercial strategy, pricing, partnerships and product direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the regional sales strategy for institutional digital asset, derivatives and FX trading solutions.
• Originate, pursue and close new institutional clients, including hedge funds, asset managers, banks, brokers, prop trading firms and market makers.
• Run complex, consultative sales cycles from first contact through technical evaluation, onboarding and commercial agreement.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with heads of trading, CIOs, COOs and technology decision-makers.
• Develop partnerships with liquidity providers, prime brokers, exchanges and other ecosystem players.
• Work closely with the product and engineering teams to pass on client feedback and market intelligence.
• Work with compliance and operations teams to ensure clients are onboarded in line with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain an accurate pipeline and forecast, and report commercial performance to the leadership team.
• Represent the firm at industry events, conferences and client meetings across the region.
• Over time, recruit, mentor and lead additional sales and business development hires.

Candidate Profile

Essential

• 12+ years in institutional sales or business development in financial markets, with at least some of that time in FX, electronic trading, trading technology or digital assets.
• A proven record of winning and growing institutional clients in Asia-Pacific.
• An established network among buy-side and sell-side trading desks.
• A good understanding of execution workflows, market structure, connectivity, liquidity and risk management.
• Experience selling technical products, with the ability to explain them credibly to traders and technologists.
• Comfort working in a regulated environment and with client due diligence and onboarding.
• Strong commercial judgement, with a record of negotiating and closing complex deals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Singapore-based, with the right to work in Singapore.

Desirable

• Prior experience at a trading platform, ECN, liquidity venue, prime broker or fintech vendor.
• Direct exposure to crypto-native institutions and TradFi firms moving into digital assets.
• Experience building a team or a new market.
• Additional language skills useful across Asia.

What Makes This Role Different

• A rare chance to join at senior level in a well-credentialed, founder-led firm at an early commercial stage.
• Direct access to the leadership team and real influence on strategy.
• A product built for institutions, backed by a regulatory and compliance-first culture.
• Room to build the regional commercial function.