Head of Dealing

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee day-to-day dealing desk operations, ensuring efficient execution and market coverage across relevant asset classes. 

• Monitor market conditions and liquidity to support optimal pricing, execution quality, and risk control.

• Ensure alignment of local dealing practices with group trading strategies and policies.

• Manage market, liquidity, and operational risks within defined limits and risk appetite.

• Ensure effective controls, monitoring, and escalation procedures are in place.

• Act as a key contributor to incident management and post-event analysis for the region.

• Ensure full compliance with local regulatory requirements and internal governance standards.

• Act as a senior point of contact for regulators, auditors, and internal control functions where required.

• Support regulatory reporting and contribute to regulatory change initiatives impacting the dealing function.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the local dealing team.

• Work closely with Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Technology teams to ensure smooth operational delivery.

• Act as a key liaison between the Bahamas entity and group-level stakeholders.

• Contribute to the ongoing development of dealing strategies, systems, and processes.

• Identify opportunities to improve execution quality, operational efficiency, and scalability.

• Support business growth initiatives, including new products or market expansion, where relevant.

Requirements

• More than 6-8 years’ of professional experience in dealing / trading / market operations within a regulated financial services environment (preferably CFD / FX / multi-asset brokerage).

• Proven experience in leading and managing a dealing desk or trading team.

• Strong exposure to market making, liquidity management, and execution oversight.

• Experience operating under a regulated framework (ideally offshore / Bahamas or comparable jurisdiction).

• Demonstrated ownership of risk management processes within defined limits and risk appetite.

• Experience interacting with regulators, auditors, and internal control functions.

• Prior experience launching new products or supporting market expansion initiatives.

• Experience in incident management and post-event review processes.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced international environment, including experience within a multi-entity or group structure