Chief Executive Officer: Crypto Exchange

9Point Capital | Mumbai | Full-time

About the role

9Point Capital is hiring a Chief Executive Officer to lead and run a crypto derivatives exchange in its portfolio. This is the most senior operating role in the business. The CEO is accountable for the exchange’s performance, growth, regulatory standing, and long-term success.

Every business function reports to the CEO: product, marketing, customer support, compliance, finance, legal, risk management, and trade operations. They also work closely with the technology teams to align the platform roadmap with business priorities. The role suits a leader who can run a complex, regulated, always-on trading business end to end and build the organisation to scale it.

Key responsibilities

1. Leadership and strategy

- Define and execute the exchange’s vision, strategy, and annual operating plan, working with 9Point Capital leadership and the board
- Own full P&L; accountability: revenue, trading volumes, margins, cost efficiency and the path to sustained profitability
- Build, lead and hold accountable a senior leadership team across all departments, setting clear goals, KPIs, and a performance-driven culture
- Act as the face of the exchange with regulators, banking partners, liquidity providers, institutional clients and industry bodies
- Report regularly to the board on performance, risk, compliance and strategic initiatives

2. Product

- Own the product vision and roadmap across futures, perpetuals, options, and new derivatives products
- Prioritise features based on user needs, market prospect, competitive positioning, and regulatory constraints
- Ensure a world-class trading experience across web, mobile, and API, from onboarding to execution to settlement
- Drive the launch of new instruments, trading pairs, and product innovations to grow market share

3. Technology coordination

- Work closely with the technology teams to translate business priorities into a clear,



sequenced tech roadmap
- Ensure exchange-grade performance across matching engine stability, latency, uptime, scalability, and security
- Oversee priorities for platform security, custody, wallet infrastructure, and incident response
- Make informed trade-offs between speed to market, platform stability, and risk

4. Compliance

- Ensure full adherence to PMLA, FIU-IND reporting requirements, KYC/AML norms and all applicable VDA regulations
- Oversee transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, sanctions screening, and audit readiness
- Maintain strong relationships with regulators and lead the exchange through audits, inspections, and regulatory changes
- Build a compliance-first culture across the organisation

5. Quant

- Oversee market-making strategy, liquidity programmes, and partnerships with external market makers
- Use data and analytics to improve market quality, spreads, depth, and trading activity

6. Risk management

- Own the exchange’s risk framework across market, liquidity, counterparty, operational, and platform risk
- Oversee margin requirements, leverage limits, liquidation engine parameters, the insurance fund, and auto-deleveraging policies

7. Trade operations

- Oversee day-to-day trading operations, including listings and delistings, settlement, deposits and withdrawals, and reconciliations
- Ensure smooth handling of market events, system incidents, and operational exceptions around the clock
- Build SOPs, controls, and escalation frameworks that keep the exchange running reliably at scale

8. Marketing and growth

- Drive user acquisition, activation,



and retention strategies across retail and institutional segments
- Oversee brand positioning, performance marketing, community, content, partnerships, affiliates, and KOL programmes
- Build growth engines that improve trading volumes, active traders, and lifetime value while keeping acquisition costs disciplined
- Ensure all marketing complies with applicable advertising and VDA regulations

9. Legal

- Oversee legal strategy, including terms of use, user agreements, vendor and partner contracts, and regulatory filings
- Ensure the corporate governance and statutory obligations of the entity are met

10. Finance

- Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and cash management
- Ensure accurate financial reporting, reconciliations, tax compliance (including VDA-specific tax obligations), and audits
- Drive cost discipline and unit economics across all departments

11. Customer support

- Build and run a responsive, 24x7 support function that scales with the user base

What we’re looking for

- 10+ years of experience, with at least 5 years as CEO, Business Head, COO, or an equivalent leadership role at a crypto exchange, stock or commodity broker, trading venue or fintech platform
- Deep understanding of derivatives (futures, perpetuals, options), including margining, liquidation mechanics, market making, and exchange risk
- Strong working knowledge of India’s VDA regulatory landscape (PMLA, FIU-IND, taxation) and experience operating under regulatory scrutiny
- Proven track record of full P&L; ownership and of scaling or turning around a business
- Experience leading large, cross-functional teams across business, operations and control functions, and working effectively with technology teams
- Exceptional judgment, integrity, and composure in a fast-moving, high-stakes, 24x7 environment
- Comfort with board-level governance and stakeholder management

📌 Chief Executive Officer (Mumbai)
🏢 9Point Capital
📍 Mumbai