Overview We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Trading to lead our electronic trading execution team, focusing on China A-shares, Asia-Pacific equity markets and futures markets. This leadership role oversees end-to-end algorithmic and electronic trading execution across the above asset classes, drives trading system optimization, transaction cost control and team management. The incumbent will deeply participate in new market expansion and scaling of trading strategies, collaborate closely with quantitative research and tech teams to deliver stable, efficient and compliant trading execution capabilities. You will be fully responsible for overall trading desk performance, team capacity building, standardized strategy landing and daily risk governance, supporting the continuous expansion and scaled development of the firm’s trading business. Responsibilities ● Oversee full-cycle algorithmic trading execution covering China A-shares, Asia-Pacific equities and futures markets, standardize team trading operation standards, supervise daily trading tasks, ensure high-quality, low-slip execution of all trading orders, and support stable operation of multi-market trading business. ● Lead real-time market condition monitoring, comprehensively control trading market impact and overall transaction costs, take charge of team-level Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) system construction, regularly summarize execution performance, form optimization reports, and continuously iterate execution strategies to reduce trading costs. ● Manage the daily work of the trading team, formulate team work objectives and performance appraisal mechanisms, responsible for trader recruitment, training, guidance and talent reserve, optimize team division of labor, improve overall team trading efficiency and professional capability. ● Serve as the core liaison of the trading desk, deeply collaborate with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers and technical engineers, align trading logic with investment strategies, jointly explore pain points in trading execution, and promote the overall improvement of team investment and trading linkage efficiency. ● Lead the planning, development and automated iteration of internal trading tools, put forward professional demands for trading system optimization, functional upgrading and process automation, empower the team’s intelligent and efficient trading, and reduce manual operational risks. ● Establish and improve the trading desk’s internal risk control system and operating specifications, ensure all trading behaviors fully comply with financial regulatory requirements, company internal rules and risk management indicators, undertake overall desk risk accountability, and organize regular risk inspection and compliance training. ● Take the lead in new market expansion business, conduct in-depth research on the trading rules, market microstructure and trading opportunities of emerging Asia-Pacific and futures-related markets, responsible for the verification, optimization, iteration and large-scale scaling of trading strategies, promote the standardized landing and batch application of mature execution strategies in multiple markets, continuously expand the coverage boundary of the team’s trading business, and drive the incremental growth and scaled development of trading revenues. Requirements ● Bachelor’s degree or above in quantitative-related majors, including Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering and other related disciplines. ● 10+ years of professional electronic trading / quantitative algorithmic trading experience, with at least 3+ years of team management or senior trading desk leadership experience. ● In-depth and systematic understanding of China A-shares, Asia-Pacific equity and futures market microstructure, multi-asset trading logic and algorithmic execution principles, familiar with mainstream execution algorithms (VWAP, TWAP, POV, etc.) and TCA transaction cost analysis systems, with mature experience in trading cost optimization and execution strategy iteration. ● Possess practical experience in cross-market business expansion and trading strategy scaling, capable of adapting strategies to different market characteristics and promoting large-scale business implementation. ● Proficient in Python or other mainstream programming languages, capable of independently analyzing trading data, optimizing trading logic, and putting forward clear technical demands for tool automation and system iteration. ● Possess excellent quantitative analysis ability, market judgment ability and risk awareness, outstanding cross-team communication, coordination and team management capabilities, able to efficiently coordinate multi-department resources to solve business problems, with strong logical thinking, pressure resistance and strategic decision-making ability. ● Familiar with China financial market trading regulatory rules and institutional internal risk control systems, with rigorous work style and high professional compliance awareness. Preferred Qualifications ● Solid working experience in top buy-side institutions, global asset management companies or institutional trading platforms. ● Experience in leading new market expansion and scaling trading strategies across multiple Asia-Pacific markets. ● Strong track record in transaction cost optimization and execution strategy iteration.