The Company is seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead the operational engine behind its cutting-edge AI trading innovation. The successful candidate will be responsible for transforming complex AI research workflows into revenue-generating trading strategies and ensuring the smooth end-to-end functioning of trading activities. This includes overseeing trade execution, post-trade operations, settlement, and operational risk monitoring. The COO will also be tasked with building and optimizing the operational infrastructure, leading cross-functional teams, strengthening risk and control frameworks, driving technology and automation initiatives, and managing regulatory and compliance oversight. Applicants for the COO position at the company should have a minimum of 10 years' experience in trading, operations, or risk roles, with a preference for those with a background in high-frequency, proprietary trading, hedge funds, or market-making firms. The role requires a candidate with strong technical and market infrastructure knowledge, proven leadership and operational excellence, exceptional risk management, and regulatory knowledge. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong execution skills, capable of translating business goals into operational capabilities and managing complex multi-stakeholder initiatives. Responsibilities also include overseeing vendor and exchange relationships, financial and P&L operations, enhancing business continuity and disaster recovery, and supporting strategic growth and new market expansion.