VP of Trading Technology

Company Description Standard Bank Egypt operates within one of Africa’s most dynamic investment environments, supported by macroeconomic reforms, resilient financial institutions, and expanding global partnerships. The country has attracted significant Gulf foreign direct investment, alongside strong backing from the IMF and EU, contributing to currency stabilization, strengthened reserves, and renewed investor confidence. Moody’s upgrade of Egypt’s outlook to positive underscores this momentum and the confidence of international markets. As a systemically important country in the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt provides Standard Bank with a strategic platform to grow its franchise, connect trade flows across the continent, and serve clients at the intersection of African and global markets.
Role Description The VP of Trading Technology is a full-time remote role responsible for leading the design, implementation, and optimization of trading platforms and tools that support Standard Bank Egypt’s markets business. This role oversees the technology roadmap for trading systems, ensuring high performance, stability, security, and scalability across asset classes. The VP collaborates closely with trading, risk, and operations teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, streamline electronic trading workflows, and enhance data and analytics capabilities. Day-to-day activities include managing development teams, overseeing integration with market venues and internal systems, monitoring system performance, and driving continuous improvement in latency, reliability, and user experience. The role also includes governance over technology controls, vendor relationships, and adherence to regulatory and internal risk management standards.
Qualifications
Strong trading domain expertise, including Trading Strategies and Trading, with practical experience supporting front-office environments.
Knowledge of capital markets products, with exposure to Equities and broader multi-asset trading workflows.
Advanced Analytical Skills applied to market data, system performance metrics, and risk and profitability analysis.
Solid Finance foundation, with the ability to understand P&L drivers, risk frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
Proven leadership experience managing technology teams in trading or market-facing environments.
Hands-on experience with trading platforms, market connectivity, APIs, and low-latency architectures is highly beneficial.
Background in software engineering, computer science, or related technical field; bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, advanced degree is an advantage.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across remote and cross-cultural teams.
Experience in African, Middle Eastern, or emerging markets financial institutions is a plus.

Work arrangement
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