[Hiring] VP, Head of Liquidity & Exchange Services @zerohash

Role Description

zerohash is looking for a VP - Head of Liquidity & Exchange Services to bring operating excellence and cross-functional coordination to manage the firm’s digital asset liquidity and exchange services. We're looking for a senior leader to lead and scale this function. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional leadership role reporting into executive leadership. You will own zerohash’s end-to-end digital asset liquidity and exchange services operations and strategy, across our Central Limit Order Book (“CLOB”) and Request-for-Quote (“RFQ”) trading systems. This includes relationships with leading market makers / liquidity providers, stablecoin issuers, and the execution of a robust strategy for the firm’s market-leading liquidity services. You'll work closely with Settlement & Trading Operations, Finance, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams, and will regularly present findings and recommendations to the executive team. Candidates must be located within a 1-hour driving radius of one of our main office hubs (Chicago, NYC, UK/Amsterdam for EMEA).

Responsibilities

• Liquidity Strategy Development:
  • Design and implement strategies to attract and maintain deep global liquidity across both the CLOB and RFQ.
  • Identify key trading pairs and develop incentive structures.
  • Scale liquidity services globally.
• Liquidity Partner / Market Maker Relationships:
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with high-volume liquidity partners.
  • Negotiate terms and ensure active contribution to liquidity across various trading pairs, venues, and jurisdictions.
• Liquidity Services Operations:
  • Lead the operational setup and enhancements of liquidity strategy globally.
  • Optimize settlement across venues and jurisdictions.
• OTC Operations:
  • Manage end-to-end operations and execution of OTC trading, where applicable.
• Stablecoin Issuer Relationships:
  • Build and maintain relationships with leading stablecoin issuers.
• Stablecoin Markets:
  • Help develop deep markets for zerohash-issued stablecoins and/or tokenized assets.
  • Manage end-to-end relationships with distribution partners.
• New Asset Configuration and Listing:
  • Manage the complete catalogue of assets listed for liquidity within zerohash liquidity systems.
  • Coordinate the listing process with Legal and Compliance, Operations, Product, and Finance teams.
• Liquidity Monitoring and Analysis / Reporting:
  • Continuously monitor market depth, order book quality, LP uptime, asset support, and trading volume across all venues.
  • Develop recurring reporting (internal and external) to provide visibility to executive management and Platform partners.
• Risk Management:
  • Identify and mitigate potential liquidity risks associated with market volatility, large order executions, and potential LP system outages.
• Data Analysis and Reporting:
  • Analyze market data to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Generate reports on liquidity metrics and present findings to senior management.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  • Ensure all liquidity activities comply with relevant regulations and anti-money laundering (AML) requirements.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in leading exchange / liquidity services, strategy, liquidity operations, or a related leadership role.
• 5–8+ years experience in FinTech; direct experience in crypto / digital assets is required, preferably at a major crypto exchange.
• Banking / brokerage infrastructure experience is a strong plus.
• Proven track record in trading, market making, or liquidity management within traditional financial markets and cryptocurrencies/stablecoins.
• A track record of building and scaling functions from scratch.
• Sharp analytical skills paired with genuine comfort in ambiguity.
• Experience driving AI or major technology adoption within an operating business, ideally at scale.
• Strong track record in market maker / LP relationship management.
• Excellent executive communication skills, with experience presenting to C-suite and board-level audiences.
• Based in the United States; ability to travel to team hubs.

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums as well as a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only).
• Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only).
• Chance to earn equity.
• Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months).
• WeWork All Access Membership.
• WFH Yearly Stipend.
• L&D Yearly Stipend (after 6 months).