Corporate Strategy - Digital Assets
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"72d9cead-5d7c-511f-a089-41bc1b2ad175|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[335559740,"253",201341983,"2",469777841,"Arial",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Arial",469769226,"Arial,Times New Roman",268442635,"22",469775450,"Body text Optiver",201340122,"2",134234082,"true",134233614,"true",469778129,"BodytextOptiver",335572020,"1",469778324,"Zsysbasis Optiver"]}">Optiver is scaling its Digital Assets business into a 24/7 global trading operation, with desks in London and Singapore </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">to provide</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> liquidity in crypto derivatives around the clock</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">As the business grows, we are looking for a Digital Assets Strategy & Business Development professional to join our UK Corporate Strategy team in London.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">You will lead strategy and commercial development across our digital </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">assets</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> footprint, supporting existing business </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">activities</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">identifying</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> new opportunities for growth. Working directly with the Head of Digital Assets Trading, you will partner with teams across trading, technology, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">research</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and control functions, as well as exchanges, regulators, custodians, prime </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">brokers</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and other industry participants. This is a role for a commercially minded strategist who is comfortable with ambiguity and wants meaningful ownership in a fast-growing business.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></p>
<p><strong>What you'll do </strong></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"72d9cead-5d7c-511f-a089-41bc1b2ad175|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[335559740,"253",201341983,"2",469777841,"Arial",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Arial",469769226,"Arial,Times New Roman",268442635,"22",469775450,"Body text Optiver",201340122,"2",134234082,"true",134233614,"true",469778129,"BodytextOptiver",335572020,"1",469778324,"Zsysbasis Optiver"]}">You will sit within the UK Corporate Strategy team and act as the commercial and strategic counterpart to the broader Optiver UK business, including FX, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Commodities</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and the Digital Assets desk. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Specifically,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> you will:</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Monitor developments across crypto derivatives, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">tokenised</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> assets, stablecoins</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">,</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">settlement rails, and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">the broader ecosystem, covering </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">market structure, industry trends, and relevant regulatory and policy changes </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">to inform business </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">decisions.</span></span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Identify</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">assess</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">develop new business opportunities, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">partnerships,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and growth areas through rigorous, fact-based analysis.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Map and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">prioritise</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> the digital assets opportunity </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">set </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> building the commercial case for new products, venues and geographies, including market sizing, competitive positioning and the build, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">buy</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> or partner decision.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Support the development and execution of corporate and business strategy initiatives aligned with </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Optiver's</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> UK and global digital assets priorities.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Prepare strategy papers, management </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">presentations</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and other materials for leadership discussions.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Source and secure new partnerships across the ecosystem: exchanges and trading venues, direct counterparties, token and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">perpetuals</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> issuers, custodians, prime brokers, infrastructure </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">providers</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and intermediaries.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Represent </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Optiver</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> externally and build trusted relationships with regulators, exchanges</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">standard-setting </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">bodies,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> industry </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">leaders.</span></span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Build</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">maintain</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> a </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">network </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">across</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">both traditional finance and crypto-native participants.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Work with Principal Strategic </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Investments </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> to</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> assess opportunities where investment may be more </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">appropriate than</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> a commercial partnership.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Lead commercial </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">structuring</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and negotiation for new products, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">venues</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and partnerships.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Support ongoing business activities across the digital assets business lines, partnering with trading, control and support functions as needed.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":253}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">Own </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">integration</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> workstreams end to end, coordinating across trading, technology, legal, compliance, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver">risk</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body text Optiver"> and operations to take opportunities from proposal to live trading.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559740":
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