Chief Technology Officer; CTO​/Quantitative Trading Systems

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Quantitative Trading Systems

MONVEST develops mathematically grounded, systematic investment strategies for an institutionally oriented asset management platform. We are looking for a CTO who does not separate technology from financial markets but unites both in one person: someone who understands markets and builds the systems that trade them with their own hands.

• Technology strategy: defining and driving the technological direction of the platform and aligning it with the company’s institutional objectives.
• Responsibility for the development, programming and continuous advancement of proprietary trading and investment systems from model design to the productive, auditable implementation.
• Product development: shaping, building and evolving the company’s systematic investment products from concept to institutional readiness.
• Building and maintaining the quantitative pipeline across the entire process: data preparation, signal generation and validated decision‑making.
• Ownership of risk management as an equal discipline: position sizing, drawdown control, volatility control and capital preservation as an integral part of the systems.
• Ensuring rigorous backtesting, validation and model governance with full traceability of all decisions.
• Building a scalable technology, execution and data architecture that meets institutional requirements for reporting, auditability, governance and compliance.
• Team leadership: building and leading engineering and IT teams and establishing a high‑performing technical organization.
• Corporate leadership: contributing to the strategic management of the company and advising executive management on product structure, AMC / mandate solutions, data architecture and regulatory‑compliant processes.
• Representing the company towards banks, institutional partners and professional investors.

• At least 25 years of experience in financial markets, institutional trading, quantitative analysis or algorithmic trading.
• Demonstrable experience developing proprietary trading algorithms and quantitative investment models.
• Strong, independent programming skills to implement financial, risk and trading models.
• Solid experience in institutional trading, portfolio risk management, capital preservation, position sizing, volatility control and drawdown management.
• Sound command of quantitative and statistical methods for market analysis.
• Understanding of wealth management, family offices, institutional allocators, HNWI structures and professional investors.
• Experience engaging with banks, asset managers, wealth managers and regulatory partners.
• Entrepreneurial leadership experience and the ability to take a platform from build‑up phase into an institutional structure.
• Excellent command of English;
  German is an advantage.
• Negotiation skills, integrity, polished presence and willingness to work internationally.

• Building or scaling a financial, technology or investment company.
• Development of proprietary algorithmic trading systems.
• Trading institutional capital or collaborating with banks.
• Building risk frameworks, backtesting processes, model validation and performance analytics.
• AMC structures, managed accounts, hedge‑fund structures or FINMA‑adjacent setups.
• Capital raising with family offices and qualified investors.

• Analytical, disciplined and numbers‑driven.
• Technologically strong and hands on in programming.
• Entrepreneurial, decisive and resilient.
• Communicative, polished and strong in representation.
• Of high integrity, trustworthy and long‑term oriented.

The CTO will help build MONVEST technologically, quantitatively and institutionally, taking ownership of a scalable, rule‑based asset management platform – with mathematically grounded strategies, transparent risk management and institutional readiness, built by someone who masters both disciplines.

• Work location 8832 Wilen b. Wollerau (SZ)
• Workload 100%
• Employment start 01.08.2026
• Employment duration Permanent
• English Orally:
  Very good knowledge Written:
  Very good knowledge
• German Orally:
  Basic knowledge Written:
  Basic knowledge
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