Executive Director Head of Americas Retail Sales and Distribution

Executive Director Head of Americas Retail Sales and Distribution Retail is the fastest growing trading segment for CME Group globally. With record participation from active self directed traders, more online brokers launching with CME, new retail focused products including our entry into prediction markets, there has never been a more exciting moment to join the team. This role is responsible for leading the growth and development of CME Group's retail business in the Americas with existing key broker channel partners and bringing in new brokers to offer futures options and prediction markets. The successful candidate will have passion for the retail segment, proven sales leadership experience, an entrepreneurial investment mindset, and collaborative spirit. The role will have a strong partnership with their APAC and EMEA sales lead counterparts and with key partners across Marketing Education Data Services and Product. This role will have an active voice in helping shape and evolve our global Retail strategy and will be based in Chicago reporting to the Managing Director of Retail and Marketing. Key Responsibilities Lead a regional sales and distribution team who develops and manages relationships with key retail brokers and channel partners to increase revenue across CME Group products and services. Ensure creation and effective implementation of account plans for top accounts, coordinating the Retail team to help broker partners grow their business with marketing education product and market data. Bring in additional new leading brokers channel partners to offer our futures options and prediction market products. Proactively monitor shifts in the Americas retail landscape and emerging trends to provide actionable insights that inform our Retail strategy and product development. Drive sales team excellence by mentoring talent through active coaching, skill development, creating sales targets and enforcing clear performance standards to ensure consistent goal alignment. Partner with your team to develop relationships with executive business development and senior level individuals at existing top partners and prospective firms. Maintain strong working knowledge of CME Group retail focused products across Equities Indices Metals Energy Prediction Markets Crypto and Data Services. Leverage a metrics based framework of sales pipeline and client engagement to help partners grow their new accounts and increase the value of their existing accounts. Diligently and consistently leverage the CRM system to manage and track sales and account activity for your team. Leverage internal data sources to develop ideas to help brokers partners grow their CME Group futures and options business. Travel approximately fifteen percent of the time. Qualifications Twenty years experience within derivatives trading, preferably in the Retail segment. More than ten years leading a sales or business team. A strong understanding, passion and relationships in active retail trading - brokers social and charting platforms competitors crypto trends and behaviors in retail products market makers clearing firms and others. Experience developing and mentoring talent. Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales or business targets. Excellent cross functional collaboration and ability to bring people together. Extensive knowledge of futures prediction markets and crypto ecosystems. Ability to develop relationships and persistently communicate with clients business stakeholders and senior management. Confidence in identifying qualifying and engaging new firms to offer futures options and prediction market products to their clients. Problem solving skills, ability to work through conflict, respond quickly to change and ambiguity. Curiosity, global perspective and building on the ideas of others. Familiarity with technology data and systems - Salesforce Tableau Business Intelligence reporting tools Gemini and Google Workspace. Compensation and Benefits The pay range for this role is twenty fifteen thirty thousand to three fifty eight thousand nine hundred dollars. The actual salary offered will depend on a wide array of factors including relevant experience skills education and comparison to internal employees where relevant. Our compensation program also includes an annual target bonus opportunity for all employees as well as the opportunity to become an owner in the company through a broad based equity program. Through our benefits program we strive to offer flexibility value and choice. From comprehensive health coverage to a retirement package that includes both a forty one percent and an active pension plan to highly competitive education reimbursement provisions paid time off and a mental health benefit CME Group offers a holistic benefits package for our team and their dependents. Equal Opportunity Employer As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic. Legal Notice CME Group uses E Verify which is an online system operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility and validate social security numbers. In partnership with E Verify participants may have their employment eligibility verified. 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