Head of Derivatives Product
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About the Role
About the Role Our client is a well-established digital asset exchange and trading platform business that is building a crypto options trading platform (European-style, cash-set.
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Responsibilities
- Define complete product specification for v1: instrument design, trading rules, fee structure
- Own product roadmap from MVP through v2 including portfolio margin and multi leg strategies
- Translate quant risk methodology into publishable product documentation and trading rules
- Design trader experience: options chain layout, Greeks dashboards, position management
- Benchmark against leading crypto options venues and identify differentiation opportunities
- Define settlement procedures, expiry calendars, and corporate event handling
- Shape maker/taker fee tiers, block trade facilities, and RFQ functionality with Market Maker Lead
- Own regulatory and compliance product requirements in coordination with legal counsel
- Define and track success metrics: open interest, daily volume, bid ask spreads, active traders
- Run beta programs with anchor clients and convert feedback into prioritized backlog
Requirements
- Experience in product management for derivatives or crypto trading platforms
- Deep understanding of options contract specifications, margin, and trading rules
- Ability to define product roadmap and drive from concept to launch
- Experience working with quant teams and market makers
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About the Role
- Our client is a well established digital asset exchange and trading platform business that is building a crypto options trading platform (European style, cash settled BTC/ETH options) to complement its existing offering. As Head of Derivatives Product, you will own the end to end product vision, fro
Key Responsibilities
- Define the complete product specification for v1: instrument design (expiries, strike intervals, tick sizes, contract multipliers, settlement currency), trading rules, and fee structure.
- Own the product roadmap from MVP (isolated margin, weekly and monthly expiries) through v2 (portfolio margin, multi leg strategies, combos and spreads).
- Translate the quant team's risk methodology (mark price, IV surface, liquidation logic) into clear, publishable product documentation and trading rules.
- Design the trader experience in partnership with frontend engineering: options chain layout, Greeks dashboards, position management, strategy builder.
- Benchmark continuously against leading crypto options venues; identify gaps and differentiation opportunities.
- Define settlement procedures, expiry calendars, and corporate event handling (index disruptions, exchange outages on reference venues).
- Work with the Market Maker Relationship Lead to shape maker/taker fee tiers, block trade facilities, and RFQ functionality.
- Own regulatory and compliance product requirements in coordination with legal counsel (jurisdictional eligibility, KYC tiers, position limits).
- Define and track success metrics: open interest, daily volume, bid ask spreads, active traders, liquidation rates.
- Run beta programs with anchor clients; convert client feedback into a prioritized backlog.
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