Head of Compute Markets
Head of Compute Markets at Pluto — New York, NY, US
- Company: Pluto
- Location: New York, NY, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 100000–120000 / year
- Posted: 2026-07-17
About this role
About Pluto
Pluto is building the financial infrastructure for superintelligence. Compute is the bottleneck of the AI economy, but it is extremely opaque, volatile, and difficult to finance. Pluto is the first exchange with a materially complete designation from the CFTC to make compute a liquid, tradable asset class.
This is a chance to help build and oversee the regulatory foundation for a new financial market from the ground up.
Responsibilities
Lead the Exchange’s market surveillance and regulatory monitoring program across all trading activity
Design, implement, and continuously improve surveillance procedures, escalation frameworks, and market integrity controls
Supervise real-time monitoring of trading activity, including review and escalation of trade practice alerts, disruptive trading behavior, position limit monitoring, and potential market manipulation
Coordinate with external regulatory service providers, including the National Futures Association (“NFA”), on T+1 surveillance and regulatory inquiries
Partner closely with the Chief Regulatory Officer to oversee rule enforcement, investigations, and regulatory reporting obligations
Develop surveillance methodologies and controls tailored to emerging AI and compute-related derivatives markets
Build and scale the Exchange’s market oversight infrastructure as trading volume and participant activity grow
Establish operational procedures, documentation standards, and governance frameworks consistent with CFTC Core Principles and Commission regulations
Support Exchange rule development, onboarding reviews, and participant compliance processes
Hire, mentor, and manage surveillance analysts and future regulatory operations personnel as the Exchange grows
Qualifications
Required
Strong interest in financial markets, market structure, and regulatory systems
High attention to detail and strong analytical thinking
Ability to investigate patterns, identify anomalies, and exercise sound judgment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment with significant ownership and ambiguity
Willingness to work in-office 5 days/week in NYC
Preferred
Familiarity with derivatives markets, exchange operations, or trade surveillance
Understanding of market manipulation, disruptive trading practices, or market integrity concepts
Experience working with data analysis, monitoring systems, or operational tooling
Interest in AI infrastructure, compute markets, or emerging asset classes
Background in finance, economics, computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related fields
What We’re Looking For
Builders who want to help create a new financial market from first principles
People who are highly curious about markets and how exchanges operate
Strong operators with sound judgment and a bias toward ownership
Individuals who are comfortable balancing regulatory rigor with startup speed
Candidates excited about helping shape the market structure of AI compute
Compensation
Competitive salary + meaningful equity in the company that commoditizes intelligence.