Head Of Trading

Job Description

A high-growth fintech company is building the next generation of payment infrastructure across Africa. They are on a mission to make money movement seamless, inclusive, and scalable across borders.

They are looking for a commercially driven and technically savvy Head of Trading to join their trading team in Cape Town. This hybrid role combines real-time market making, pricing across FX and crypto pairs, client interaction, and collaboration with developers and quants to enhance trading infrastructure. You will play a key role in shaping trading operations and contributing to the growth of cross-border payments in Africa.

• Make competitive two-way prices across major and emerging FX pairs and leading crypto assets.
• Monitor liquidity venues, OTC flows, and market depth to optimize pricing and execution.
• Maintain real-time visibility on P&L, inventory, spreads, and risk exposures.
• Execute trades and manage flows within risk limits and compliance policies.
• Quote spot FX and crypto prices directly to institutional and high-volume clients.
• Negotiate trade terms and manage client expectations on pricing and execution.
• Provide market insights and pricing rationale to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the sales team on onboarding, pricing strategies, and client retention.
• Work with quant and engineering teams to enhance pricing engines, trading algorithms, and execution logic.
• Suggest and test improvements for latency reduction, pricing accuracy, and auto-hedging.
• Analyze trade data to optimize spreads, slippage, and trading performance.
• Support system upgrades, new product launches, and venue integrations.
• Collaborate with leadership on business processes and revenue-generation strategies.
• Assist with ad hoc tasks and attend stakeholder meetings when required.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional certifications (CFA, CA, FASSA) advantageous but not required.
• 5–10 years in spot or derivative market making.
• OTC, institutional crypto, or FX trading experience preferred.
• Proven track record in pricing, risk management, and client interaction.
• Familiarity with both centralized and decentralized crypto venues is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of pricing models, market making, order books, and market dynamics.
• Knowledge of FIX protocols, Web Socket APIs, and trading platform integrations.

• Salary range : R  – R  p.a.