Associate Business Manager
Cumberland provides institutional OTC liquidity and market-making services for digital assets, offering 24/7 access to deep cryptocurrency and stablecoin markets.
About Cumberland
Cumberland provides liquidity solutions for institutional investors in the cryptoasset space through OTC spot trading, exchange-traded derivatives, bilateral options, and non-deliverable forwards. Founded as the crypto division of DRW Holdings, Cumberland operates globally with offices in Chicago, London, and Singapore, offering 24/7 trading access through voice markets, electronic platforms, and API connections.
Skills
About the Role
You will help manage the rollout of new trading initiatives in the Americas region. You will liaise with internal and external teams to perform due diligence, shepherd new business processes, and ensure the successful launch and onboarding of new trading products, traders and venues. You will manage assessments and implementations of trading access changes, assist with exchange relationships, and act as a point of contact for traders.
Requirements
- 5-10 years of experience working in a trading environment
- Experience onboarding new clearing firm and prime brokerage relationships, exchanges, rebate programs, counterparties (KYC) and execution systems
- Previous project management experience
- Experience working and coordinating with teams located in multiple regions (US, Europe and Asia)
- Understanding of general regulatory, tax, risk, treasury, capital and legal factors impacting the onboarding of new business initiatives
- Previous experience working directly with traders
- Demonstrated success in a fast-paced organization with frequently changing priorities
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Proven organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and projects
- Strong attention to detail and excellent follow-through
- Ability to quickly grasp new concepts, technology and terminology
- Action-oriented with a strong sense of urgency
Responsibilities
- Manage the assessment and implementation of new trading initiatives and trading access changes including onboarding and decommissioning of traders, exchanges, products, execution systems and clearing firms
- Gather relevant data, details and timelines for new initiatives
- Define scope based on provided requirements using critical thought
- Communicate details clearly to all support teams
- Liaise with internal and external parties as needed
- Project manage initiatives to completion with quick turnaround and transparency
- Assist with managing exchange relationships including new product launches, rebate and incentive programs and new exchange onboardings
- Act as point of contact for traders on a variety of trading inquiries
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Group medical insurance
- Pharmacy insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k with discretionary employer match
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending accounts