Head of Trading
Bitway · Remote · Lead
About the role
Responsibilities: 1. Own firm-wide trading P&L, dynamic capital allocation, and leadership across quantitative research, trading, and engineering teams. 2. Architect and scale third-party market-making (MM) services for token issuers and exchanges, designing inventory/skew algorithms, toxicity filters, and commercial deal structures. 3. Direct the research and scaling of delta-neutral strategy suites (funding rate capture, cash-and-carry basis, cross-exchange/tenor spreads) and options structures (volatility arbitrage, dispersion, yield overlays). 4. Manage portfolio leverage, venue concentration, margin health (cross/isolated), ADL exposure, and stress testing against severe market disruptions (basis blowouts, negative funding, venue halts, depegs).
Requirements
Requirements 1. 7+ years in quantitative trading or portfolio management, with 3+ years leading a team at a top crypto prop shop, market maker, crypto hedge fund, or TradFi crypto desk. 2. Verifiable P&L track record successfully running trading strategies 3. Deep knowledge of crypto derivatives mechanics (order book dynamics, perpetual funding, venue margin/ADL engines, fee tiers) and proficiency in Python, C++, or Java. 4. Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in CS, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a quantitative discipline.