Head of Electronic Execution - Equities, Investment Banking | SEB, Stockholm
SEB · Stockholm, Sweden · 4d ago
This is an opportunity to lead our Electronic Execution desk, shaping strategy, growing our client franchise, and empowering a dedicated team. Being innovative and having significant commercial impact within a leading financial services group focused on long-term success is part of this client facing role.
Since SEB was founded in 1856, our focus on customers and long-term relationships has been at the heart of our success. We aim to drive positive change by providing capital to help everyone reach their goals and accelerate progress towards a sustainable tomorrow. As a leading financial services group in northern Europe, we’ll help you grow and empower you to take on more responsibility to create a real difference. Welcome to SEB.
About the role:
As Head of Electronic Execution, you will be a senior, client-facing leader responsible for our Stockholm desk. You will own the desk’s strategy, client franchise, income, and costs. This includes managing a team of traders, representing the desk to institutional clients, and collaborating with sales, risk, compliance, and technology to drive business growth. You will define and execute our growth strategy, ensure regulatory adherence, and partner on client strategy.
The responsibilities will include:
- Own the strategy and commercial direction of the electronic execution business in Stockholm, with full income and cost responsibility for the desk
- Define and drive a clear growth strategy for the desk, ensuring the plan is in place to deliver on ambitions for client income and franchise expansion
- Manage, mentor, and develop the desk's traders, setting priorities and reviewing performance
- Build and maintain senior relationships with Nordic and International institutional clients, including hedge funds and asset managers
- Drive the desk's algo and DMA offering in partnership with technology and quant teams, prioritizing enhancements based on client needs and market developments
- Ensure the desk operates within risk limits and regulatory requirements, and represent the desk in governance and control discussions
- Track evolving market structure and regulation (e.g. MiFID II/MiFIR, SSR, best execution requirements) and adapt the desk's approach accordingly
- Partner with sales and relationship management on client strategy, pitches, and service reviews
- Report on desk performance, risks, and initiatives to senior management
To thrive in this role, we believe you have:
- Significant experience in electronic execution or algorithmic trading, with a track record of client-facing seniority
- Prior people management experience, ideally leading a trading or execution team
- Deep knowledge of market microstructure, algo strategies, and execution technology
- Strong commercial instinct, with experience building or growing a client franchise
- Comfortable engaging with risk, compliance, and technology stakeholders on desk governance
- Excellent communication skills, with the gravitas to represent the desk at senior client and internal forums
- Fluent in English; Swedish is a plus but not required
- Relevant licenses (e.g. SwedSec) or willingness to obtain them
What we offer:
- Leadership of a strategically important desk with room to shape its direction
- A seat at the table across sales, risk, and technology on execution strategy
- A strong platform and client base to build on
Do you want to be part of SEB?
It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.
Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today via the link in this ad, but no later than 2026-10-15. If you have questions about the position, please contact Erik Golrang, erik.golrang@seb.se, note that we will not process applications via email.
Please be aware that our final candidates undergo background checks, a process that includes for example identity control, verification of qualifications, credit checks, company engagements and history of crime. In some cases, we also apply random drug checks. During employment, employees within SEB can also expect to undergo recurring background checks.
SEB Sweden has a redeployment responsibility, which means that this position might be covered by internal redeployment.
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