Director, Derivatives Operations – Competitive Package – United States
Plexus is partnering with a regulated US financial services firm to hire a Director to lead its derivatives operations team.
Role Overview
This is a leadership role with real hands-on depth. You’ll run the operations team day to day and play a central part in significant clearing and connectivity infrastructure work, working closely with engineering, risk and compliance to define what gets built and why.
Core Responsibilities
Lead, develop and grow the derivatives operations team
Play a central role in clearing infrastructure projects, from requirements and design through testing and go-live
Own order routing, clearing relationships and exchange connectivity
Act as the senior escalation point for trading, execution and processing issues
Oversee daily trade flow, back office processing, margin and risk controls
Partner with compliance, risk, finance and engineering on new products and process improvements
What They’re Looking For
8+ yrs in futures, ideally 10+, at an FCM, broker dealer or similar
Deep knowledge of the full futures trade lifecycle: order routing, clearing, margin and back office
Hands on involvement in clearing infrastructure work such as a clearing migration, clearing integration or exchange connectivity project
Operational background rather than purely front office or sales
Experience in a smaller or scaling firm where you built rather than inherited
Nice to Haves
Active Series 3
Experience launching a new derivatives product
Familiarity with futures back office platforms such as GMI
Risk background, including client account and margin risk
Compensation and Setup
Competitive base plus discretionary bonus
Onsite, United States
Relocation assistance available
Director, Derivatives Operations – Competitive Package – United States
Plexus is partnering with a regulated US financial services firm to hire a Director to lead its derivatives operations team.
Role Overview
This is a leadership role with real hands-on depth. You’ll run the operations team day to day and play a central part in significant clearing and connectivity infrastructure work, working closely with engineering, risk and compliance to define what gets built and why.
Core Responsibilities
Lead, develop and grow the derivatives operations team
Play a central role in clearing infrastructure projects, from requirements and design through testing and go-live
Own order routing, clearing relationships and exchange connectivity
Act as the senior escalation point for trading, execution and processing issues
Oversee daily trade flow, back office processing, margin and risk controls
Partner with compliance, risk, finance and engineering on new products and process improvements
What They’re Looking For
8+ yrs in futures, ideally 10+, at an FCM, broker dealer or similar
Deep knowledge of the full futures trade lifecycle: order routing, clearing, margin and back office
Hands on involvement in clearing infrastructure work such as a clearing migration, clearing integration or exchange connectivity project
Operational background rather than purely front office or sales
Experience in a smaller or scaling firm where you built rather than inherited
Nice to Haves
Active Series 3
Experience launching a new derivatives product
Familiarity with futures back office platforms such as GMI
Risk background, including client account and margin risk
Compensation and Setup
Competitive base plus discretionary bonus
Onsite, United States
Relocation assistance available