Head of Liquidity and Portfolio Financing - #1724614

Company & Culture

EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our proprietary trading platform offers seamless access to diverse financial instruments including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options all within a single, multi-currency account.

We cultivate a culture that transcends the ordinary, where rapid responses to market dynamics and proactive problem-solving are the norm. At EXANTE, the potential to make a meaningful impact is ever-present. Our team members continuously pursue personal and professional growth, empowered to spearhead change across people, processes, and products. True innovation stems from an insatiable desire for improvement, and everyone at EXANTE is committed to fostering this spirit and propelling the company into the future.

As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 600 talented employees from 65 nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset - our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled, data-driven expert to lead our liquidity and portfolio financing activities. This is a strategic individual contributor role responsible for optimizing liquidity management, currency exposure, cashflow forecasting, financing flows, and securities lending across the firm’s asset portfolios.

The successful candidate will be accountable for designing, monitoring, and refining operational processes, developing integrated reporting solutions, and providing expert, data-backed insights to trading, treasury, and operations teams. This role requires an independent, diligent, and detail-oriented professional with a strong sense of ownership and initiative.

Reporting Line: Chief Operations Officer

Worksite: Remote

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and continuously develop liquidity management processes, including cashflow forecasting, intraday liquidity control, and currency exposure monitoring.
• Design and implement portfolio financing strategies covering short-term funding, securities lending, and collateral optimization.
• Analyze securities lending markets, counterparties, and rates to optimize stock lending activity in line with risk appetite and return targets.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance data integrations and reporting tools, consolidating inputs from treasury systems, market data providers, and internal operational sources.
• Actively analyze financing conditions, market opportunities, and counterparties to deliver actionable insights that improve trading efficiency and reduce financing costs.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, providing data-led advice, market intelligence, and operational guidance to trading desks, treasury, and operations teams.
• Lead the creation and continuous improvement of liquidity and financing reports, dashboards, and monitoring frameworks for operational and management oversight.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of market practices, financing structures, counterparties, and relevant regulatory developments impacting liquidity and securities financing.
• Operate independently with strong personal accountability, driving initiatives and process improvements proactively.
• Build effective working relationships across internal teams (Treasury, Portfolio Management, Operations, Risk, Compliance) and with external market counterparties.
• Willingness to travel within the EU as required for counterpart meetings, market discussions, and operational reviews.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in treasury, securities finance, portfolio financing, or liquidity management within a financial institution, asset manager, or securities lending agent.
• Strong practical understanding of securities lending markets, short-term funding instruments, FX exposure management, and cashflow forecasting.
• Proven ability to design, develop, and maintain integrated data reporting solutions experience with treasury systems, data integration tools, and financial reporting platforms is essential.
• Exceptional attention to detail and diligence in process management, reporting accuracy, and control procedures.
• Self-driven, independent working style with a proactive, solution-oriented approach and high personal accountability.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with a commercially minded, practical attitude.
• Strong communicator, capable of conveying data-backed recommendations to both operational teams and senior management.
• Experience collaborating with trading desks, treasury functions, and external financing counterparties.
  
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Professional qualifications (e.g. ACT, CFA, or equivalent) would be advantageous.
• Experience with treasury management systems, securities lending platforms, market data services, and financial data tools.
  
  
  

Personality / Mindset

• Integrity & loyalty
• Team player with advanced communication and collaboration skills
• A hands-on, can-do attitude - always looking for solutions and thinking out of the box
• Overachiever mentality
• Capability to work and succeed in the fast pace and ever-changing environment
  
  
  

We Offer*

• Competitive salary
• Corporate benefits (choose your preferred options)
• Truly inspiring culture, pleasant and informal work environment
• Ongoing education & training programs
• Opportunity to network and connect in the Corporate Events
• Global career opportunities
• Benefits/perks can vary depending on the nature of your employment with the company and the country where you work
  
  
  

A group of disruptive technology experts created EXANTE. With an impressive track record in the industry and knowledge of the markets, our systems are built to democratize access to global financial instruments for professional traders and institutional investors.