Principal Product Manager, Advanced Trading (Derivatives/Crypto Trading)

Posted 11 March 2026
Salary HKD2000000 - HKD3000000 per annum
LocationHong Kong
Job type Permanent
Discipline Crypto & Blockchain
ReferenceBH-2739

Job description

Principal Product Manager | Crypto Trading Platforms (Onshore Markets Focus)

Confidential Leading Global Crypto Exchange | Competitive Package
We're partnering with a top-tier global crypto exchange to hire a Trading Product Director to own and scale their core trading product suite. This is a high-impact leadership role driving innovation across Spot, Margin, Futures, Perpetuals and Options trading.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for trading products (account models, order lifecycle, margin checks, position management, market data, matching engine interfaces).
  • Deep-dive competitor/customer research to maintain trading system leadership vs. crypto and TradFi benchmarks.
  • Drive onshore derivatives programs and jurisdiction-specific rollouts partnering with compliance/legal.
  • Own best-in-class trading UX across Web/App (modular layouts, advanced order tickets, customizable Kline charts, speed-to-trade tools).
  • Manage liquidity parameters, fee strategy, spreads/depth/slippage/fill-rates with market makers and institutional partners.
  • Define risk frameworks (price limits, funding rates, index/mark price, leverage tiers, real-time monitoring).
  • Build/mentor product team; lead stakeholder alignment across engineering, quant/risk, ops, marketing, BD and institutional clients.
  • Integrate Tier-1 vendors (KYC/AML, custody, market data) and ensure institutional-grade security/readiness.
Requirements:
  • 10+ years product management in crypto trading platforms, derivatives, or financial infrastructure.
  • Domain expert in derivatives (perps/futures/options), margining, order workflows, market microstructure.
  • Proven track record leading large-scale trading platform transformations (unified/cross-margin, multi-product UX).
  • Strong grasp of exchange liquidity economics, risk controls, fee design.
  • Experience with regulatory launches partnering compliance/legal.
  • Technical fluency in exchange systems/blockchain; bonus for smart contracts/token economics.

Additional Information
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

📩 Interested?
If you’re inspired by the challenge of building a world-class crypto brand with global influence, we’d love to hear from you.
Please connect or send your profile directly to jchan@captarpartners.com for a confidential discussion.