Senior Sales Trader

LMA RECRUITMENT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services provider in Singapore is seeking an experienced Sales Trader. The role involves providing strategic portfolio guidance and managing client relationships, with a focus on FX Options and cryptocurrencies. Applicants should have over 10 years of experience in trading global markets, strong risk management skills, and the ability to mentor junior team members. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your career in a fast-paced trading environment.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of professional experience in trading global markets.
• Proven track record in a senior Sales Trader role at a financial services firm.
• Strong understanding of risk management and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide macro and micro-market commentary and strategic portfolio guidance.
• Lead client relationships and advise on tailored trade executions.
• Mentor and lead junior traders and enhance trading models.

Skills

Client advisory skills

Risk management

Quantitative and analytical skills

Communication skills

FX Options knowledge

Cryptocurrency trading knowledge

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

We are a leading digital-asset partner in Asia, helping clients integrate crypto and digital-asset solutions seamlessly into their portfolios. Our offerings cover everything from spot on / off-ramp and fixed-income strategies to vanilla options and bespoke exotics. With a commitment to trust and innovation, we make digital assets a core part of portfolios, balance sheets, and treasuries.

Having navigated multiple market cycles, we bridge traditional finance and crypto ecosystems, always prioritizing long-term partnerships and putting client success at the heart of what we do.

Responsibilities

• Provide seasoned clients with macro and micro-market commentary, high-level tradeideas, and strategic portfolio guidance across digital-asset products.
• Lead and deepen client relationships: advise on tailored trade executions, structured products, and liquidity solutions based on long-term trading objectives.
• Spearhead structured-product ideation and development: prototype bespoke exotics and alternative derivatives in collaboration with clients and internal structuring teams.
• Price, quote, and execute a wide spectrum of products from spot trades to complex exotics and multi-asset structured derivatives.
• Act as a senior risk steward: manage large position exposures, enforce strict risk limits, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Oversee trading support and operations: coordinate with compliance, operations, and risk teams to ensure smooth trade settlement, middle-office reconciliation, and reporting.
• Mentor and lead junior traders, quants, and analysts; work with quant and tech teams to continuously enhance pricing models, trading infrastructure, and process automation.
• Drive process improvements and strategic initiatives to optimize workflow, reduce latency, and scale trading operations.
• Represent the trading desk during cross-functional initiatives and contribute to business development / client acquisition efforts.
• Support trading across global markets: manage trading shifts across time zones (including weekends, where required) and be available for high-priority flow clients.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of professional experience in trading global markets, especially in FX Options or Cryptocurrencies.
• Proven track record in a senior Sales Trader role (or similar) at a financial services firm.
• Extensive experience in risk management; managing large exposures, enforcing risk limits, and ensuring regulatory and internal compliance.
• Strong client advisory skills; ability to advise on structured products, liquidity solutions, and strategic executions.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills; able to work with complex pricing models and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication; able to clearly articulate complex product ideas and trading strategies to sophisticated clients.
• In-depth knowledge of digital-asset markets and cryptocurrency trading, including market structure, infrastructure, and risk.
• Resilient and adaptable; thriving in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, with experience working across time zones and supporting shift-based trading.

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