What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Manager position at Akuna Capital?
About Akuna:
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.
Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm's first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.
What you'll do as a Business Development Manager at Akuna:
We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join our dynamic team in our Chicago office. The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual with a desire to make an immediate impact at a growing firm. This role offers an opportunity to work directly on key business projects, with daily interaction with front office and senior management. As a Business Development Manager, you will work with varied stakeholders on a range of diverse projects, facilitating Akuna's expansion in US markets. This is a very rewarding and "hands-on" position; championing the firm's business goals from first inception all the way to implementation. In this role, you will:
In accordance with Illinois Equal Pay Act, the minimum base salary starts at $130,000. Exact compensation offered may vary based on many factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, and skill set. This role is also eligible for a discretionary performance bonus as part of the total compensation package, in addition to the benefits listed here: https://akunacapital.com/our-culture#benefits. The minimum base salary herein was determined in good faith by Akuna Capital LLC.
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.
Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm's first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.
What you'll do as a Business Development Manager at Akuna:
We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join our dynamic team in our Chicago office. The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual with a desire to make an immediate impact at a growing firm. This role offers an opportunity to work directly on key business projects, with daily interaction with front office and senior management. As a Business Development Manager, you will work with varied stakeholders on a range of diverse projects, facilitating Akuna's expansion in US markets. This is a very rewarding and "hands-on" position; championing the firm's business goals from first inception all the way to implementation. In this role, you will:
- Help develop Akuna's growth in new business initiatives, expanding market coverage, and launching new markets
- Manage the firm's key strategic relationships with trading counterparties, exchanges, and prime brokers
- Represent the firm externally; qualifying prospects, attending conferences, and developing Akuna's interests in the US
- Provide business analytics to senior management through extensive research, industry knowledge, market intelligence, and financial modelling
- Manage internal and external parties to implement business strategy goals and develop new business opportunities
- 4 years of experience within financial markets or cryptocurrency exchanges, working with technology providers, vendors, and exchanges
- Proven project management expertise in financial trading initiatives with a focus on technology
- Passion for financial markets, with keen interest in an area such as equities, derivatives, or cryptocurrencies
- Strong analytical, data analysis, and problem-solving skills, with expertise in synthesizing data into intelligible reports
- Experience working both independently and in cross-team collaborative environments
- Excellent communication skills
In accordance with Illinois Equal Pay Act, the minimum base salary starts at $130,000. Exact compensation offered may vary based on many factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, and skill set. This role is also eligible for a discretionary performance bonus as part of the total compensation package, in addition to the benefits listed here: https://akunacapital.com/our-culture#benefits. The minimum base salary herein was determined in good faith by Akuna Capital LLC.
Salary : $130,000
