Head of Operations

Who we are:

We at Swissblock are a private investment firm on a mission to lead the way in crypto and cross-asset investing. With a keen understanding that timing is paramount, we employ a systematic approach that combines robust algorithmic trading with exhaustive cross-asset market analysis.

We are seeking an experienced Head of Operations to build the operations functions from scratch for our traditional finance trading groups.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Head of Operations, you will be responsible for:

- Building and managing your team of operations associates.

- Designing, developing and creating smooth, reliable, and efficient infrastructure and operations workflows.

- Supporting your team in its daily duties, such as trade capture, reconciliation, positions and trade query resolution, ad-hoc reporting, settlement, compressions, collapses, and corporate actions.

- Managing all related layers of complexity involved in daily reconciliations.

- Ensuring consistency of information in OMS to ensure the reliability of our official track record.

- Reviewing, improving and documenting existing procedures to secure and smoothen all aspects of trading and the post-trading workflow.

You will also be interfacing with:

- The technology team, to improve workflow and reporting automation, as well as to increase scalability.

- Our compliance team, particularly with the maintenance of automated order filtering and management of exceptions.

- Treasury activity (collateral and cash-equivalent management), to always allow portfolio managers and executing traders to operate safely.

- Pricing and valuation review flow, focusing on easing communication through common data standards and understanding.

What you’ll bring:

- Proven experience of at least ten years in an operations team with significant flow that includes automated trading.

- Proven experience of managing an operations team for a minimum of four years.

- Proven leadership experience, developing and creating smooth, reliable, and efficient operations infrastructure and workflows for a recognised company, trading futures and IRS.

- Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle, including mid- and back-office tasks.

- Solid understanding and experience in managing operational risk, as well as regulatory and compliance aspects.

- A very good understanding of futures and IRS, including associated operations workflows.

- Strong, clear, and concise verbal and written communication skills in English.

- Willing to relocate to Switzerland (Zurich / Zug area).

Preferred experience:

- Proven hands-on experience in CDS/CDX, FX forwards, and cash equities, especially in credit-related workflows (such as blended-coupon compressions for CDX).

- Proficiency in German.

Why you should apply:

At Swissblock, we offer an exciting and diverse environment with flat hierarchies and excellent peers. We are a profitable company with a culture based on responsibility and merit. Empowerment is a key value reflected in our career dynamics, which continuously grow with the business.

In addition to a modern office in Baar, Switzerland, with the flexibility to work from your home office twice a week, we propose a competitive compensation package, an annual bonus, 25 days of annual leave, progressive social benefits, and engaging company events.