Head of Compute Derivatives & OTC Markets

Silicon Data; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Remote-friendly culture

Job summary

Silicon Data seeks a Derivatives & OTC Markets lead to own the franchise end-to-end—from product design to licensing and market development. You will define tradeable expressions, settlement mechanics, and the ISDA framework, and you will build the counterparty book across dealers, funds, neoclouds, and data-center operators.

This early, high-ownership role reports to the Founder/CEO and operates with high autonomy in a small, fast-moving team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in derivatives including structuring, product development, origination, or index commercialization.
• Direct experience with OTC products: block trades, swaps, forwards, and related documentation.
• Strong understanding of ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, CSAs, and related confirmations.
• Experience building a counterparty book and managing relationships.
• Comfort in a small, fast-moving early-stage environment with high autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Define tradeable expressions of our indices, including settlement mechanics, fixing windows, tenor structures, and roll conventions.
• Develop the documentation stack for bilateral trades, ISDA architecture, and license scope.
• Originate with banks, funds, energy traders, neoclouds, data-center operators, and hedgers.
• Run the commercial motion around licensing for derivatives and structured products.
• Cultivate liquidity by engaging market-makers and brokers; manage exchange/clearing partnerships.
• Provide market intelligence to product and methodology teams to shape the roadmap.
• Represent Silicon Data to trading desks and at industry conferences.

Skills

Derivatives experience

Origination

ISDA architecture

Contract design

Market development

Job description

Silicon Data seeks a Derivatives & OTC Markets lead to own the franchise end-to-end—from product design to licensing and market development. You will define tradeable expressions, settlement mechanics, and the ISDA framework, and you will build the counterparty book across dealers, funds, neoclouds, and data-center operators.

This early, high-ownership role reports to the Founder/CEO and operates with high autonomy in a small, fast-moving team.