Head of Systems
Hiring Company

The hiring company name is
confidential for this listing.
About the Role
Greater London, United Kingdom Area (On-site)
The Company is seeking a Head of Systems to lead business-critical trading, operational, and back-office platforms. Responsibilities include setting systems strategy, driving platform improvements and transformation projects, and translating business requirements into effective technology solutions. The role also oversees vendor and stakeholder relationships, user acceptance testing, change management, production releases, governance, controls, and operational support. The successful candidate will lead the development of reporting and management information capabilities. Candidates should have proven experience managing critical systems in trading, commodities, financial services, or capital markets, along with strong business analysis, stakeholder management, and systems delivery skills. Experience leading technology, applications, or business systems teams is required, as is knowledge of SQL, databases, systems integration, and change management. Familiarity with trading operations, trade lifecycle processes, and post-trade environments is important. Experience in metals trading, exchange-traded products, trade reporting, or regulatory frameworks is advantageous.
Functions:
- Engineering
- Information Technology
- Operations
About the Company
A leading trading organisation seeking ownership of business-critical trading and back-office platforms
Industry
Capital Markets
Type
Privately Held