VP - Head of Liquidity & Exchange Services

zerohash • Chicago, IL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

zerohash is looking for a VP - Head of Liquidity & Exchange Services to bring operating excellence and cross-functional coordination to manage the firm’s digital asset liquidity and exchange services. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional leadership role reporting into executive leadership. You will own zerohash’s end-to-end digital asset liquidity and exchange services operations and strategy, across our Central Limit Order Book (“CLOB”) and Request-for-Quote (“RFQ”) trading systems. This includes relationships with leading market makers / liquidity providers, stablecoin issuers, and the execution of a robust strategy for the firm’s market-leading liquidity services. You'll work closely with Settlement & Trading Operations, Finance, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams, and will regularly present findings and recommendations to the executive team. Candidates must be located within a 1-hour driving radius of one of our main office hubs (Chicago, NYC, UK/Amsterdam for EMEA).

Requirements

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in leading exchange / liquidity services, strategy, liquidity operations, or a related leadership role.
• 5–8+ years experience in FinTech; direct experience in crypto / digital assets is required, preferably at a major crypto exchange. Banking / brokerage infrastructure experience is a strong plus.
• Proven track record in trading, market making, or liquidity management within traditional financial markets and cryptocurrencies/stablecoins.
• A track record of building and scaling functions from scratch — you've stood up teams and processes, not just operated within them.
• Sharp analytical skills paired with genuine comfort in ambiguity; equally credible presenting to a board and rolling up your sleeves on a spreadsheet.
• Experience driving AI or major technology adoption within an operating business, ideally at scale.
• Strong track record in market maker / LP relationship management.
• Excellent executive communication skills, with experience presenting to C-suite and board-level audiences.
• Based in the United States; ability to travel to team hubs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement strategies to attract and maintain deep global liquidity across both the CLOB and RFQ, including identifying key trading pair, developing incentive structures, and scaling liquidity services globally.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with high-volume liquidity partners, negotiating terms and ensuring they actively contribute to liquidity across various trading pairs, venues, and jurisdictions.
• Lead the operational setup and enhancements of liquidity strategy globally, including settlement optimization across venues and jurisdictions.
• Manage end-to-end operations and execution of OTC trading, where applicable.
• Build and maintain relationships with leading stablecoin issuers.
• Help develop deep markets for zerohash-issued stablecoins and/or tokenized assets, including end-to-end relationships with distribution partners.
• Manage the complete catalogue of assets listed for liquidity within zerohash liquidity systems, while managing the listing process and coordinating with Legal and Compliance, Operations, Product, and Finance teams.
• Continuously monitor market depth, order book quality, LP uptime, asset support, and trading volume across all venues. Develop recurring reporting (internal and external) to provide visibility to executive management and Platform partners.
• Identify and mitigate potential liquidity risks associated with market volatility, large order executions, and potential LP system outages.
• Analyze market data to identify trends and opportunities, generate reports on liquidity metrics, and present findings to senior management.
• Ensure all liquidity activities comply with relevant regulations and anti-money laundering (AML) requirements.

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums as well as a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
• Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only)
• Chance to earn equity
• Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months)
• WeWork All Access Membership
• WFH Yearly Stipend
• L&D Yearly Stipend (after 6 months)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed