Head of APAC Trading Operations (Exchange / GTH Support)

AMBITION GROUP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

Date: 3 weeks ago
Area: Singapore, Singapore
Salary: SGD 15,000 - SGD 18,000 per month
Contract type: Full time

Role Overview

A global financial markets firm is seeking a senior operations leader to build and lead a newly established APAC trading operations support function. This role is critical to a follow‑the‑sun operating model, providing early-session and overnight coverage for US electronic trading markets. The position operates with a high degree of autonomy and serves as the senior operational authority during the APAC coverage window.

Key Responsibilities

  • Establish and scale an APAC-based trading operations team, including hiring, onboarding, and shift coverage
  • Provide senior operational oversight and customer escalation support for electronic trading and market data platforms
  • Own incident triage, escalation, communication, and post-incident review during APAC hours
  • Partner closely with global technology, engineering, and operations teams across regions
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team; drive performance, training, and operational discipline
  • Support platform changes, testing, documentation, and resilience activities (BCP/DR, failover)

Ideal Profile

  • Minimum 8 years in trading, exchange, or mission-critical technical operations
  • 4+ years in people leadership within a time-sensitive, regulated environment
  • Strong experience with UNIX/Linux, SQL, and production incident management
  • Comfortable making real-time decisions with limited regional overlap
  • Background in electronic trading, market infrastructure, or financial services technology

Interested applicants please send your resume in MS Words format to ***email_hidden*** and attention to Pooja (R1551322)

Short listed candidates will be notified

www.ambition.com.sg

EA Registration Number: R1551322

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Business Registration Number: 200611680D.

License Number: 10C5117

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