Wellesley

About the Company

Realizing Generational Leaders

Founded in 2005, Wellesley is recognized by clients and candidates alike for effective recruitment services that support the advancement of people and organizations to generational leadership. Our proven approach helps those we support to achieve their business goals. We strive to enrich the lives of those around us.

We are leadership advisors to the world's most effective organizations. Connecting people and enabling success is what inspires us. We continue to grow our partnership to realize generational leaders.

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Company Name

Wellesley

Job Title

Head of Engineering

Job Description

**Job title** Head of Engineering **Role Summary** Lead the engineering organization to design, build, and scale high‑performance, low‑latency trading systems for a regulated financial market infrastructure. Drive technical strategy, team growth, and operational excellence while ensuring security, reliability, and regulatory compliance. **Expectations** - Deliver end‑to‑end engineering solutions for trading and client connectivity. - Scale a multidisciplinary team (software, infrastructure, DevOps, cybersecurity). - Balance hands‑on technical leadership with senior management responsibilities. - Communicate effectively with executive leadership, partners, and regulators. **Key Responsibilities** - Mentor and grow engineering teams, defining roles and career paths. - Design and implement low‑latency trading architecture that meets strict performance and reliability targets. - Oversee development of client connectivity layers and validate system throughput and latency. - Build and enforce risk controls, operational safeguards, and security measures. - Collaborate with the CTO on technical roadmap, strategy, and prioritization. - Ensure all systems comply with applicable regulations and standards. - Represent engineering in executive, partner, and regulatory discussions. **Required Skills** - 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, preferably in trading, exchanges, or high‑performance systems. - Deep knowledge of trading system architectures, low‑latency networking, and performance optimization. - Proven ability to architect and scale systems handling high volumes with ultra‑low latency. - Experience in regulated markets or compliance‑driven engineering environments. - Strong strategic and technical leadership, with hands‑on engineering capability. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executive and regulatory stakeholder engagement. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. - Professional certifications (e.g., PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, or equivalent) preferred but not mandatory.

London, United kingdom

On site

Senior

24-10-2025