Head of Trading

Crypto Finance Group, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group, delivers professional digital‑asset services to institutional clients through its Swiss‑regulated Crypto Finance AG and German‑regulated Crypto Finance (Deutschland) GmbH. The firm recently obtained a MiCAR licence for the EU and is a SIX‑approved custodian for ETP issuers. The vacancy is for a Head of Trading who will head the trading desk of the FINMA‑licensed securities arm, reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer and based on the 24th floor of Zurich’s Prime Tower. In this position the leader will supervise a team of traders to guarantee consistent execution of institutional flow across spot and derivatives markets. Responsibilities include owning the trading product’s pricing, profit‑and‑loss, platform roadmap and client experience, fine‑tuning the proprietary order‑execution engine, managing market risk and inventory, and maintaining relationships with liquidity providers, exchanges and prime brokers. The role also involves representing the desk to senior clients, advising sales and product teams, shaping the strategic direction of trading services, and fostering a disciplined, collaborative culture through coaching and succession planning. Applicants must have a proven record of leading a trading desk or holding a senior desk seat with direct people responsibility inside a regulated financial institution. Required experience covers electronic and OTC flow trading in regulated markets, hands‑on configuration of order‑ or execution‑management systems, and