Electronic Options Platform Specialist
About The Position
The Electronic Options Platform Specialist at Susquehanna is responsible for the strategic growth, commercialization, and day-to-day management of an institutional electronic listed options business. This role operates at the intersection of sales, trading, product development, and quantitative strategy, driving revenue expansion, execution performance, and platform innovation across an institutional client base. The position leads cross-functional collaboration across sales, trading, quant research, and technology to deliver scalable, best-in-class electronic execution solutions
Requirements
- Deep expertise in listed options market structure and electronic execution.
- Strong understanding of algorithmic trading strategy design and TCA.
- Experience scaling institutional electronic trading platforms and managing global client relationships.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Drive revenue, executed volumes, and overall profitability of the electronic options algorithmic trading platform.
- Lead and coordinate sales, trading, quant, and technology teams to expand and strengthen the institutional franchise.
- Aid in client coverage strategy for the business.
- Partner with derivatives sales trading to onboard new clients and transition existing relationships to electronic execution.
- Oversee the development and commercialization of electronic options algorithmic strategies.
- Maintain and enhance a comprehensive execution suite, optimized trade scheduling, access to principal liquidity, and advanced Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA).
- Translate client feedback and market structure insights into new execution strategies and platform enhancements.
- Monitor global derivatives market structure and evolving electronic trading trends to inform product direction.
- Manage relationships with hedge funds, asset managers, broker-dealers, and proprietary trading firms.
- Oversee daily monitoring of institutional low-touch options flow to ensure execution quality and risk alignment.
- Support clients across varying execution sophistication levels, from point-and-click to fully systematic/API trading.
- Provide data-driven insights on liquidity, transaction costs, and execution performance.
- Serve as senior point of contact for electronic trading platform usage across equities, options, and futures.
Benefits
- Relaxed dress code (jeans and sneakers are the norm and team jerseys every Friday)
- Food, beverages, and snacks available all day
- Discounts for dining, entertainment, shopping, travel, and attractions
- Social events such as a poker tournament, holiday party, company outings, and more
- Opportunities to give back to the community through Susquehanna sponsored events and donation drives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
