Amazon Web Services (AWS), Brokerage, Business Growth, Business Strategy, Capital Markets, Cloud Computing, Collocation, Cross-Functional, Financial Compliance, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Leadership, Legal, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows Azure, Network Administration/Management, Pricing, Product Management, Product Planning, Product Strategy, Profit & Loss, Revenue Growth, Sales, Sales Operations, Stock Market, Team Player, Technical Delivery, Technical Operations, Wide Area Network (WAN)
Vice President, Global Head of Access Services
Chicago or New York | Hybrid (4 days/week)
The Opportunity
We are working exclusively with our client for a senior executive to lead its global market access and connectivity business ~$400M. This is a highly visible leadership role and will span defining the strategy, product roadmap, commercial direction, and growth of the global access services portfolio. The successful candidate will own the business end-to-end while partnering closely with engineering, infrastructure, sales, operations, and executive leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the global strategy and commercial success of the firm's market access and connectivity business.
- Drive product strategy, roadmap, pricing, revenue growth, and P&L performance.
- Lead the development and enhancement of exchange connectivity products, including physical and logical access solutions.
- Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to deliver new products and connectivity capabilities.
- Build strong relationships with trading firms, broker-dealers, network providers, and other market participants.
- Represent the business with senior executives, customers, and industry stakeholders.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives across product, technology, operations, legal, compliance, finance, and sales.
Ideal Background
We're looking for senior leaders with experience in one or more of the following:
- Exchange operators
- Financial market infrastructure providers
- Market connectivity providers
- Broker-dealers
- Electronic trading or market infrastructure businesses
What You'll Bring
- Executive-level product management and commercial leadership experience.
- Ownership of product strategy, revenue growth, and business performance.
- Deep understanding of exchange connectivity, market access, networking, and trading infrastructure.
- Experience working with engineering teams to deliver complex technology products.
- Strong knowledge of electronic trading workflows and market structure.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead global cross-functional initiatives
- Knowledge in:
- Exchange connectivity products
- Low-latency networking
- Physical & logical connectivity
- Co-location and cross-connect services
- WAN/network infrastructure
- Cloud connectivity (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Financial markets technology
Why This Role
- Executive ownership of a global product portfolio.
- Significant influence over business strategy and future growth.
- Opportunity to shape next-generation market connectivity offerings.
- Highly visible role working directly with executive leadership and major market participants.
- Fast-paced, technology-driven environment at the center of global capital markets.