Electronic Options Platform Specialist | Experienced Hire

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

Key Responsibilities Include: 

Business Leadership & Revenue Growth

• 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.

Product Strategy & Execution Solutions

• 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.

Client Coverage & Platform Oversight

• 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.

• 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.

What’s In It For You

• 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

About Susquehanna

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

The annual base pay range for this role is $200,000 - $300,000 + discretionary bonus + benefits. Susquehanna considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, work experience, education/training, key skills, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to recruiting@sig.com. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will not be eligible for an agency fee.