Strategic Growth Director for Compliance & Trade Surveillance

Trading Technologies; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

401(k) retirement plan

PTO and volunteering

Professional development

Job summary

Trading Technologies in Chicago seeks a Senior Director, Business Development for Compliance & Trade Surveillance to lead pre-sale strategy, sales execution, and regulatory product expertise across regional teams.

You will represent TT at industry events, shape the commercial processes, and partner with legal, compliance, engineering, and marketing to align client commitments and go-to-market plans for new features.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Law, or related field.
• 8+ years of capital markets experience with deep expertise in trade surveillance and/or capital markets regulation (e.g., MAR, MiFID II, Dodd-Frank).
• Proven track record in business development, pre-sales, or sales within financial technology, supporting complex compliance or surveillance platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-sale strategy and execution for Compliance & Trade Surveillance opportunities in close partnership with regional sales teams.
• Participate as a key member of deal teams, providing regulatory and product expertise in prospect meetings, discovery sessions, and complex RFPs.
• Build and deliver client-specific demonstrations, presentations, and proposals in conjunction with sales.
• Coach and enable sales teams on capital markets regulation, trade surveillance use cases, and competitive positioning.
• Represent Trading Technologies at industry conferences, panels, and networking events.
• Develop and execute the business line's thought leadership agenda (whitepapers, blogs, webinars) in partnership with marketing.
• Track evolving regulatory requirements (e.g., MiFID II, MAR, Dodd-Frank) and translate the implications for clients, prospects, and internal teams.

Skills

Capital markets regulation

Trade surveillance

Business development

Pre-sales

Sales leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Thought leadership

Regulatory knowledge (MiFID II, MAR, D

Communication & presentation

Autonomy in fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Law, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Jira

Confluence

TT platform

Job description

Trading Technologies in Chicago seeks a Senior Director, Business Development for Compliance & Trade Surveillance to lead pre-sale strategy, sales execution, and regulatory product expertise across regional teams.

You will represent TT at industry events, shape the commercial processes, and partner with legal, compliance, engineering, and marketing to align client commitments and go-to-market plans for new features.