Head of OTC Trading

**europe / trader specialist / hybrid / full time**:
**About us**:
Universis Capital Partner is an alternative investment fund with a management capacity of up to USD 500 million, carried out in phases of USD 100 million.

We manage financial assets with the best resources in analytics and management, adapted to both traditional and digital assets, based on cryptocurrency infrastructure and blockchain technologies.

We provide liquidity in markets and assets, trading, market maker, project finance, venture capital, early stage tokens and liquid tokens, with a total of 12 management lines divided into 3 groups.

We build strategic alliances with major partners (Funds, Labs, Venture, Market Maker) globally, which strengthen joint institutional management and streamline our contribution of liquidity in trading and top-tier projects. We work with sophisticated traders, token issuers, funds, professional investors, regulated trusts and major exchanges worldwide.

Our growing team is formed by the best senior professionals in each specialty, with more than 9 years of experience in commercial management, algorithmic development, financing and investment in projects. We generate close relationships with the promoters of the projects in which we participate, providing investment and liquidity in key stages; Seed and Series A.

**Who are we looking for**:

- Head of OTC Trading - Cryptocurrency_

We are looking for a trader with extensive experience in OTC trading, to lead our International Over The Counter (OTC) department. Lead the entire trading team and trade executions in a wide portfolio of assets. Demonstrable experience in managing or developing OTC and Options strategies is a must.

He will have his own investment portfolio, lead and coordinate the operations of the other members of the department, directing the management of the central risk and the quality of the executions.

You will work closely with our team of traders, engineers and data scientists for trading algorithmic infrastructure support.

**Responsibilities**:

- Execution of OTC trades in a broad portfolio of cryptocurrencies and in spot, derivative and defi formats, structured products, vanilla options, exotic options.
- Lead the operations of the other members of the department, including coordinating the execution of all asset portfolios, products and strategies, including his own portfolio.
- Manage the team of traders and analysts for proper coordination in risk management.
- Increase performance management by improving risk, quantification.
- Collaborate with all other members and teams, including; strategy reviews, code and common advice, on programming matters.

**Requirements**:

- Academic or postgraduate quantitative training in Finance, Applied Mathematics or similar.
- Strong Python skills, 2 to 3 years are desirable, but not mandatory.
- In-depth knowledge of the financial sector: Algorithmic Trader OTC, High Frequency Trading, Derivatives Trading, Options trading.
- An analytical and problem-solving mindset.
- Ability to work independently, but in a collaborative team environment.
- Deep curiosity about financial trading and the blockchain digital ecosystem.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, persistent and disciplined with a high degree of motivation and involvement.
- High level of English, fluent oral and written communication.

**Experience**:

- 3 to 5 years of proven experience as an OTC cryptocurrency trader.
- Experience in designing and executing strategies, with predictive analytics and risk control.

**Other required skills**:

- Data Mining, Big data, Quants, Machine Learning, HFT, Market Making, Pure and cross, Arbitrage of different modalities.

**Evaluation criteria**:

- Provide figures or documents.
- Trading history.
- Examples of returns with maximum drawdown.
- Maximum volume of capital managed.
- Performance and risk management evaluation of your trading skills or strategies.
- Have worked in companies in the financial sector, in high-frequency systems and market creation.

**Main Sectors of interest**:

- All types of liquid assets, in particular cryptocurrencies, spot, futures and options.

**What we offer**:

- Type of work: Permanent + Freelance + Remote.
- Valuation and remuneration according to performance.
- Fixed gross salary linked to objectives, plus 2 extra annual bonuses.
- Extra incentives based on performance.
- Extra management and participation income.
- Total autonomy in managing your time thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely.
- Possibility of internal promotion to higher positions.

**Policy against discrimination**: