Job Application for Head of Trading at Rock Bund Capital

Who We Are

Founded in 2019, Rock Bund Capital is a proprietary trading firm deeply committed to shaping the future of the cryptocurrency industry. We have an average daily trading volume exceeding $1 billion and peak daily trading volume reaching $5 billion. We process over 7 million transactions daily, trading more than 1,000 symbols across multiple CEx and DEx. Our CEx activity is primarily focused on top-tier platforms, where we hold the highest VIP status. In DeFi, we provide liquidity to more than 20 most popular protocols across different chains.

Our team combines expertise in traditional finance, quantitative research, and advanced engineering with a deep understanding of blockchain technology. This unique blend enables us to excel in trading across complex crypto markets, including both CeFi and DeFi, while providing capital and strategic guidance to projects that drive innovation and foster sustainable growth in the crypto industry.

We are a highly profitable technology-driven quantitative trading firm specializing in high-frequency and low-latency strategies across digital asset markets. Our culture is highly quantitative, deeply technical, and intensely focused on cutting-edge research and execution optimization, dominating the crypto high-frequency trading landscape.

We are seeking a hands-on Head of Trading to serve as the Chief Architect of our transformation into a unified "One Firm" model. You will not just "manage" a book, you will scale up our research methodology, unify our alpha libraries, and lead our success from crypto into traditional finance.

The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader with a strong technical background, proven P&L track record in high-frequency environments (ideally crypto, or top-tier traditional HFT/Quant firms), and the ability to drive both strategic research and flawless execution.

This is a senior, mission-critical role reporting directly to the CEO, with significant autonomy and a direct stake in the firm's overall success.

Key Responsibilities

• Unify the Research Stack: Lead the transition from siloed team structures to a unified quantitative research platform. Architect a shared alpha repository where HFT, Stat Arb, and CTA strategies leverage common signals and data ingestion pipelines.
• Standardize Success: Define the company-wide standards for backtesting, simulation accuracy, and signal efficacy. Encourage and foster an open, collaborative research environment.
• Alpha Generation: Lead from the front by developing and deploying high-sharpe HFT/MFT strategies. Directly manage the firm’s core liquidity provision and arbitrage books.
• Execution Edge: Partner with the core engineering team to optimize the full tick-to-trade loop, specifically tackling the unique microstructure challenges of crypto exchanges (latency jitter, MEV protection, API rate limits).
• Team Leadership: You have full autonomy to assess the existing trading teams. Recruit elite talent from top-tier firms and execute performance-based restructuring to build a "Special Forces" unit.
• Cross-Asset Roadmap: Solidify our dominance in crypto (CEX & DeFi) while laying the technical and regulatory groundwork to expand into Traditional Finance

Qualifications

• Elite Pedigree: Proven performance at a top-tier HFT or Quantitative firm. Experience in a "Unified Platform" model is highly preferred over a pure "Pod Shop" background.
• Technical Mastery: Strong proficiency in C++ and Python. You must be capable of writing production-level code and challenging Engineering on architecture decisions.
• Track Record: Proven history of managing significant P&L with high Sharpe ratios in high-frequency or mid-frequency strategies.
• Crypto + TradFi Hybrid: While deep crypto microstructure knowledge is ideal, we value rigorous traditional HFT methodology above all. We are open to candidates from TradFi who can adapt their rigorous frameworks to Crypto.
• Leadership DNA: Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain world-class quantitative talent, with a strong personality capable of driving change management. Willingness to make tough decisions to raise the bar.

Why This Opportunity?

• Autonomy: You are not a cog in a machine; you are the architect building the machine.
• Capital & Resource: Work with a generous amount of capital and best-in-class proprietary technology, without the bureaucracy of a large company.
• Upside: Competitive base + high-water mark profit sharing + equity participation at the firm level.

Why Join Us

• Competitive remuneration package and a meritocratic culture where accomplishments are rewarded
• Fast paced and result-oriented with a flat structure
• Teams collaborate in a casual working environment
• Excellent exposure to the digital asset ecosystem and the latest market insight
• Great career development opportunities

Disclaimer
_We do not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, or any other information identifying potential candidates, shared with any employee of Rock Bund Capital or its affiliates by any method without a standing signed supplier agreement will be deemed free to contact without restrictions, and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Rock Bund Capital or any of its affiliates.
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