Job Description
The Role
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OTC Exotic Derivatives Business Manager | Director Level (Front Office)
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No Direct Reports (strong potential for Management of staff)
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Location: City of London | 4 days office/ 1 day WFH
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Martis Search is partnering with a high-growth City of London based FinTech trading firm to appoint an “OTC Exotic Derivatives Business Manager | Director Level (Front Office)” within its COO Office.
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This is a high-impact, front-office facing role supporting the Co-COO across strategic initiatives (mainly Front Office), new product launches, asset-class expansion, and business transformation. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening the firm’s operational infrastructure as the business continues to scale globally.
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The Business
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The firm trades a broad and expanding range of OTC Exotic Derivatives asset classes including:
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- Equity Derivatives (OTC & ETD) including Structured Products & Structured Notes
- FX
- Interest Rate Swaps
- Credit Derivatives
- Futures & Options
- OTC Commodities
- Cryptocurrencies
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The organisation is continuously expanding its product offering and international footprint, creating significant opportunity for operational build-out and strategic enhancement.
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What you would be doing
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Working within a small COO team and based on the trading floor, you will partner closely with the Co-COO and senior stakeholders across Front Office, Compliance, Legal, Finance and IT.
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You will act as a key liaison between the business and control/ support functions, driving high-level change initiatives and ensuring scalable, well-governed operational frameworks are in place.
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This role is suited to someone comfortable operating at senior levels, with strong product knowledge and the ability to manage both strategic projects and tactical business improvements.
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Key Responsibilities
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- Lead end-to-end delivery of new business, product and asset-class launches (design through implementation)
- Support the creation and build-out of new trading businesses
- Drive IT, operational, regulatory, and business change initiatives
- Review and enhance front-to-back processes across trading products
- Identify automation and efficiency opportunities through technology
- Partner with Sales and Trading on day-to-day process improvements
- Support international expansion initiatives, including new office openings
- Contribute to governance frameworks and ensure regulatory alignment
- Oversee operational effectiveness and cost efficiency initiatives
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Candidate Profile
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Our client is open to candidates from either Front Office/ revenue generating Business Management, or Deputy COO backgrounds within:
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- Investment Banking/ Brokerage (Sell-Side)
- Asset Management/ Hedge Funds (Buy-Side)
- Trading, or FinTech environments
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You will demonstrate:
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- Strong product knowledge across either OTC Structured Derivatives, Exotic Derivatives, Structured Notes, FX, Commodities, or ETD / Futures & Options
- Deep understanding of front-to-back trade lifecycle and operational processing
- Experience managing complex change initiatives (IT and/or regulatory)
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leadership
- Commercial awareness and strategic mindset
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, growth environment
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Technical Skills (Highly Advantageous)
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- Advanced Excel
- VBA and/or Python for data analysis and automation
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Education
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- Degree educated (STEM discipline preferred)
- Strong academic background (minimum 2:1 equivalent)
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Working Model
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This role is based on the trading floor in the City of London, with a hybrid model of approximately four days per week in the office. Given the pace and complexity of the environment, regular in-office presence is preferred.
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Compensation
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Between £90,000 – £150,000 k pa base salary (dependent on experience)
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Plus discretionary annual bonus, pension, healthcare and benefits package.
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