Circle is on a mission to make it possible for everyone, everywhere to create and share value. We're building a new kind of consumer finance using open internet standards and protocols, including blockchain technology, to build our products.
We've already made sending money around the world free and as easy as sending a text with Circle Pay. With Circle Trade, we're market makers for the top cryptocurrencies and offer OTC trading services. Now, we're expanding our offerings by building a cryptocurrency investment product to enable anyone to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto assets.
What does that mean for the global economy? It's more open. More inclusive. And more empowering.
We're looking for a Trader to join our growing OTC Cryptocurrency operation in Asia. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, and an individual who can handle responsibilities while having fun in a fast-paced environment.
What you'll work on:
- Manage risk for the positions Circle trading.
- Negotiate OTC trades and feed the risk into the primary hedging controls.
- Manually reduce or increase positions as seen fit. Shed risk where appropriate and manually generate alpha wherever applicable.
- Maintain reconciliation and settlement of all OTC trades that occur during the overnight session.
- Keep abreast of regulatory changes that may swing markets.
- Execute position movements from the US trading desk and leg into and out of risk to get us to the desired position for the US open.
- Communicate color with the US desk to maximize profitability.
- Maintain exchange relationships inside the region and conduct due diligence with potential new exchanges.
- Watch over automated trading systems, adjusting settings when appropriate and escalating issues rapidly.
What you'll bring to Circle:
- 3+ years trading experience including experience trading in cryptocurrencies.
- Experience maintaining exchange relationships inside the region and conduct due diligence with potential new exchanges.
- Ability to execute position movements from the US trading desk and leg into and out of risk to get us to the desired position for the US open.
- Experience with automated deployment systems and diagnosing system errors from logs.
- Strong technical understanding of an automated trading infrastructure.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Fluency in Chinese is a plus.
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment.