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Trading Director jobs are open across financial services, commodities, energy, and investment management, at levels from senior trader to executive director, with specializations in quantitative strategy, risk management, and derivatives. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Job Description
What is the opportunity?
Royal Bank of Canada seeks an experienced technology leader to oversee the global engineering function for our Multi-Asset Agency Solutions platform. You will direct a team of 30+ engineers and QA professionals responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing mission-critical trading technologies that power equities, futures, rates, and FX algorithmic trading engines, smart order routing, order management systems, and flow internalization infrastructure.
This role combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership, requiring you to bridge the gap between engineering teams and senior business stakeholders while driving innovation across our trading technology stack.
What will you do?
- Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for all technical aspects of our multi-asset trading platform, ensuring robust performance, scalability, and reliability of systems handling billions in daily trading volume.
- Oversee the architecture and optimization of core trading engines across asset classes, manage the smart order router and order management systems that serve as the backbone of our execution capabilities, and lead initiatives around flow internalization and market microstructure innovation.
- Direct platform engineering efforts, system performance tuning, and infrastructure modernization to support rapid business evolution.
- Lead the architecture and buildout of a new low-latency electronic trading technology platform engineered to service our prime brokerage client base. This greenfield initiative demands deep expertise in systems optimization, network architecture, and ultra-low-latency design patterns.
- Drive decisions around technology selection, infrastructure design, and API standardization to deliver a competitive advantage in the prime brokerage market while meeting the demanding performance and reliability expectations of sophisticated hedge funds and trading firms. This platform will represent a strategic asset for RBC's growth in the systematic and algorithmic trading segments.
- Hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent. Set technical standards and best practices and foster a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary technical advisor to senior business leaders including the Head of Systematic Trading, Head of Multi-Asset Agency Solutions, and other executive stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical roadmaps, and ensuring alignment between technology investments and business objectives.
- Partner closely with risk, compliance, and operations teams to ensure all systems meet regulatory requirements and operational standards.
Must Haves
- 10+ years of hands-on software development experience with demonstrated mastery in Java or C++ in Linux environments.
- Proficiency with kdb and the ability to optimize high-frequency, data-intensive systems.
- Progression from individual contributor to technical leadership, with proven ability to architect large-scale, distributed trading systems and mentor senior engineers. Your experience should include designing or optimizing trading technologies such as algorithmic trading engines, execution systems, or market data infrastructure at a major financial institution.
- Knowledge of North American and European trading markets, including market structure, connectivity, and trading conventions across major exchanges and venues. You should be familiar with relevant regulatory regimes including MiFID II, market abuse regulations, and data protection requirements, with demonstrated experience navigating compliance frameworks in highly regulated environments.
- Strong understanding of risk management principles, position monitoring, and control systems as they apply to multi-asset trading is essential. You should have supported North American and European trading operations, giving you practical familiarity with the regulatory expectations and operational requirements of trading businesses operating under both oversights.
- Ability to combine strong technical depth with genuine business acumen, understanding market microstructure, execution quality metrics, and how technology decisions impact trading performance and profitability.
- Experience managing and scaling engineering teams of significant size.
- Experience with real-time systems, low-latency optimization, and DevOps practices.
The Expected Salary Range For The Above Position Is $300,000 - $400,000. Depending On Factors Including But Not Limited To The Candidate’s Experience, Skills, Registration Status; Market Conditions; And Business Needs. This Salary Range Does Not Include Other Elements Of Total Compensation, Including A Discretionary Bonus And Benefits Such As A 401(K) Program With Company-Matching Contributions; Health, Dental, Vision, Life And Disability Insurance; And Paid Time-Off Plan.
Rbc’s Compensation Philosophy And Principles Recognize The Importance Of A Highly Qualified Global Workforce And Plays A Critical Role In Attracting, Engaging And Retaining Talent That:
- Drives Rbc’s High Performance Culture
- Enables Collective Achievement Of Our Strategic Goals
- Generates Sustainable Shareholder Returns And Above Market Shareholder Value
RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.
Job Skills
Algorithmic Trading, C++ Programming Language, Development Experience, Electronic Trading, Java (Programming Language), Low Latency, Market Data, Platform Development, Trading Platforms, Trading SystemsAdditional Job Details
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Our Employment Opportunities
At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
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RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
Royal Bank of Canada seeks an experienced technology leader to oversee the global engineering function for our Multi-Asset Agency Solutions platform. You will direct a team of 30+ engineers and QA professionals responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing mission-critical trading technologies that power equities, futures, rates, and FX algorithmic trading engines, smart order routing, order management systems, and flow internalization infrastructure.
This role combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership, requiring you to bridge the gap between engineering teams and senior business stakeholders while driving innovation across our trading technology stack.
What will you do?
- Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for all technical aspects of our multi-asset trading platform, ensuring robust performance, scalability, and reliability of systems handling billions in daily trading volume.
- Oversee the architecture and optimization of core trading engines across asset classes, manage the smart order router and order management systems that serve as the backbone of our execution capabilities, and lead initiatives around flow internalization and market microstructure innovation.
- Direct platform engineering efforts, system performance tuning, and infrastructure modernization to support rapid business evolution.
- Lead the architecture and buildout of a new low-latency electronic trading technology platform engineered to service our prime brokerage client base. This greenfield initiative demands deep expertise in systems optimization, network architecture, and ultra-low-latency design patterns.
- Drive decisions around technology selection, infrastructure design, and API standardization to deliver a competitive advantage in the prime brokerage market while meeting the demanding performance and reliability expectations of sophisticated hedge funds and trading firms. This platform will represent a strategic asset for RBC's growth in the systematic and algorithmic trading segments.
- Hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent. Set technical standards and best practices and foster a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary technical advisor to senior business leaders including the Head of Systematic Trading, Head of Multi-Asset Agency Solutions, and other executive stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical roadmaps, and ensuring alignment between technology investments and business objectives.
- Partner closely with risk, compliance, and operations teams to ensure all systems meet regulatory requirements and operational standards.
Must Haves
- 10+ years of hands-on software development experience with demonstrated mastery in Java or C++ in Linux environments.
- Proficiency with kdb and the ability to optimize high-frequency, data-intensive systems.
- Progression from individual contributor to technical leadership, with proven ability to architect large-scale, distributed trading systems and mentor senior engineers. Your experience should include designing or optimizing trading technologies such as algorithmic trading engines, execution systems, or market data infrastructure at a major financial institution.
- Knowledge of North American and European trading markets, including market structure, connectivity, and trading conventions across major exchanges and venues. You should be familiar with relevant regulatory regimes including MiFID II, market abuse regulations, and data protection requirements, with demonstrated experience navigating compliance frameworks in highly regulated environments.
- Strong understanding of risk management principles, position monitoring, and control systems as they apply to multi-asset trading is essential. You should have supported North American and European trading operations, giving you practical familiarity with the regulatory expectations and operational requirements of trading businesses operating under both oversights.
- Ability to combine strong technical depth with genuine business acumen, understanding market microstructure, execution quality metrics, and how technology decisions impact trading performance and profitability.
- Experience managing and scaling engineering teams of significant size.
- Experience with real-time systems, low-latency optimization, and DevOps practices.
The Expected Salary Range For The Above Position Is $300,000 - $400,000. Depending On Factors Including But Not Limited To The Candidate’s Experience, Skills, Registration Status; Market Conditions; And Business Needs. This Salary Range Does Not Include Other Elements Of Total Compensation, Including A Discretionary Bonus And Benefits Such As A 401(K) Program With Company-Matching Contributions; Health, Dental, Vision, Life And Disability Insurance; And Paid Time-Off Plan.
Rbc’s Compensation Philosophy And Principles Recognize The Importance Of A Highly Qualified Global Workforce And Plays A Critical Role In Attracting, Engaging And Retaining Talent That:
- Drives Rbc’s High Performance Culture
- Enables Collective Achievement Of Our Strategic Goals
- Generates Sustainable Shareholder Returns And Above Market Shareholder Value
RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.
Job Skills
Algorithmic Trading, C++ Programming Language, Development Experience, Electronic Trading, Java (Programming Language), Low Latency, Market Data, Platform Development, Trading Platforms, Trading SystemsAdditional Job Details
Address:
City:
Country:
Work hours/week:
Employment Type:
Platform:
Job Type:
Pay Type:
Posted Date:
Application Deadline:
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Our Employment Opportunities
At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
Join our Talent Community
Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.
Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com.
RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Banking & Financial Services
- Investment & Asset Management
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in trading director jobs.
- 7 or more years of progressive trading experience, including team leadership
- Proven expertise in a specific asset class such as equities, fixed income, FX, or commodities
- Active FINRA registrations, commonly Series 7, 24, or 57
- Strong proficiency with trading platforms, execution management systems, and market data tools
- Deep knowledge of risk management frameworks, position limits, and regulatory compliance
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field
Tips for Your Trading Director Job Search
Quantify your P&L and risk metrics
Your resume needs hard numbers that hiring committees actually care about: portfolio size managed, drawdown limits you held to, and returns relative to benchmark. Vague claims about overseeing trading desks get filtered out fast at the director level.
Tailor applications to the asset class
A role at a fixed-income shop wants different signals than one at a commodities firm or an equities prop desk. Highlight the instruments, markets, and regulatory frameworks that match the specific opening, not a generic summary of your career.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists trading director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Get your Series licenses current before applying
Many trading director postings require active FINRA registrations, commonly Series 7, 24, or 57, and gaps in license status can stall an offer. Confirm your registrations are current with FINRA BrokerCheck before submitting applications to regulated firms.
Prepare a desk-build narrative for interviews
Panels for director roles frequently ask how you would structure or expand a trading desk. Have a specific example ready: team composition you would hire, technology stack decisions you made, and how you set risk parameters for traders reporting to you.
Negotiate comp structure, not just base
At the director level, total compensation often depends more on bonus structure, profit-sharing tiers, and deferred equity than on base salary. Know which components matter most to you before the offer stage so you can negotiate each one clearly.
Trading Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most trading directors?
The most active employers for trading directors right now are JPMorganChase, TD, and RBC, and the most openings are in New York, New Jersey, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Financial services firms, energy companies, and proprietary trading shops tend to drive the highest volume of postings.
How many trading director jobs are remote?
About 100% of trading director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on, latency-sensitive nature of most trading operations. Roles in quantitative strategy, risk oversight, and trading technology tend to allow more remote flexibility than those tied directly to live desk execution.
How do you become a trading director?
Most trading directors start as traders or analysts in a specific asset class, build a record of profitable execution and risk discipline, then move into team lead or head trader roles. From there, taking ownership of desk-level P&L, managing junior traders, and contributing to firm-wide strategy positions you for a director appointment. Advanced credentials like a CFA or an MBA can accelerate the path at larger institutions.
Can you get hired as a trading director without direct director experience?
Yes, but you'll need to demonstrate that you've functionally led a trading operation even without the formal title. Hiring committees look for candidates who set risk parameters for a team, managed a book independently, or built out a trading strategy from scratch. Coming in as a head trader or senior portfolio manager at a smaller firm and then stepping up internally is a common path into a first director role.
What does the trading director interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter or HR screen, then moves to a conversation with a senior trading executive or chief investment officer focused on your market philosophy and leadership approach. Expect at least one technical round covering risk management decisions, specific trades you've structured, and how you'd build or manage a desk. Final rounds often involve a panel from compliance, technology, and senior leadership before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to trading director jobs?
You can find and apply to trading director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and target market, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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