Full-Time
Senior Project Manager
CMC Markets
501-1,000 employees
Global online trading platform and fintech
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London, UK
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- Proven track record as a Project Manager delivering complex, multi-disciplinary projects within regulated environments within Financial Services.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility at senior levels.
- Experience of working in a regulated environment.
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with sound judgement and strong prioritisation skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict resolution capabilities.
- Comfortable operating autonomously, taking ownership and driving outcomes with pace and precision.
- High attention to detail combined with the ability to maintain a strategic perspective.
- Adaptable and resilient, able to manage competing demands in a fast-moving environment.
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies and governance best practice.
- Previous experience as a Project Manager, Delivery Manager or Change Manager.
- Lead complex, cross-functional projects spanning technology, operations, compliance, risk, finance and front office teams, ensuring alignment and on-time delivery.
- Own end-to-end project lifecycle management, from initiation and mobilisation through to closure and benefits realisation.
- Develop and maintain robust project plans, governance frameworks, RAID logs and high-quality reporting packs for Steering Committees and senior stakeholders.
- Continuously reassess delivery plans to reflect evolving business objectives, balancing competing demands across multiple initiatives and ensuring alignment to strategic priorities.
- Provide clear impact assessments and options analysis when reprioritisation is required, enabling leadership to make informed decisions through structured evaluation of risk, cost, and benefit.
- Partner with business leaders to define target operating models, driving organisational readiness, process redesign, and behavioural change as required.
- Support cross-functional resource planning, balancing demand across business and technology workstreams.
- Engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership, providing clear, concise and influential communication.
CMC Markets provides online trading services that give people access to financial markets globally. Its trading platforms (web, mobile, and partner integrations) connect to exchanges to provide real-time price data and order execution for a wide range of assets, including shares, forex, indices, and commodities. The company differentiates itself with a long history since 1989, a global footprint, a family of brands (CMC Markets, CMC Invest, CMC Connect, CMC CapX, OPTO), and partnerships with institutions like Revolut and ANZ, plus strategic investments such as a stake in StrikeX. Its goal is to make financial markets accessible to more people by offering reliable, technology-enabled trading and investing services at scale.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Canberra, Australia
Founded
1989
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- FY2026 net operating income rose 15% to £392.6 million on 4 June 2026.
- Profit before tax increased 20% to £101.3 million, expanding margin to 25.8%.
- CMC expects FY2027 income of £460 million-£480 million after strong Q1 trading update.
What critics are saying
- FY2026 included a £5.2 million Australia remediation provision from margin-netting issues.
- FY2027 expenses rise with heavier variable remuneration and deliberate investment spending.
- CFD-heavy revenues still depend on volatility; quieter markets quickly compress trading income.
What makes CMC Markets unique
- CMC Markets combines proprietary trading, MT5, and API infrastructure across regions.
- Upvest partnership launched German multi-currency securities on 14 April 2026.
- iSAM Securities Apex integration broadened institutional liquidity access on 23 June 2026.
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Mitrade promotes Timur Konsky to EU CEO, reports 148% volume rise. Thursday, 20/08/2026 | 01:22 GMT-7 by Damian Chmiel * The former operating chief will start the broker's European retail expansion in Germany. Mitrade EU promoted Timur Konsky from chief operating officer to chief executive today (Thursday). He will lead the CFD broker's European retail expansion as its parent group reports heavier trading activity. Konsky's first assignment is Germany, where Mitrade plans to use feedback on onboarding, costs, platform use, risk controls and support before entering more European markets. Mitrade Group said lots traded rose 148.4% in the first seven months of 2026 from a year earlier, while active clients increased by more than 50%. Konsky moves up from COO. A July 21 announcement from payments company Volt identified Konsky as chief operating officer of Mitrade EU. That partnership is intended to add instant SEPA deposits and real-time payouts for the broker's European clients. Mitrade said Konsky has more than 20 years of fintech experience in product development, marketing and regulated brokerages. The release did not name his previous employers or state whether another executive held the EU CEO position before him. "Europe... is not a single retail market," Konsky said. He pointed to differences in trading habits, product preferences, pricing and support across countries. Germany is the first test. Germany offers Mitrade a large investing population but a much smaller leveraged-trading pool. Research from FM Intelligence published by FinanceMagnates.com in July counted 14.1 million share, fund or ETF investors in 2025. Only 63,000 people actively traded CFDs or FX in the 12 months to February 2025. Those figures cover different products and periods, so they are a measure of scale, not a penetration rate. They also show why a broad retail-investing audience does not automatically translate into demand for leveraged derivatives. Mitrade said local feedback will shape its German offering, but it did not disclose a launch timetable, hiring plan, acquisition budget or client target. The EU operation currently offers CFDs under a Cyprus license. The announcement also does not say whether Mitrade will open a German office or continue serving the market across borders through its Cyprus authorization. German brokers broaden beyond CFDs. Other brokers have expanded in Germany with products outside the conventional over-the-counter CFD model. CMC Markets launched listed certificates and warrants in Germany and Austria on May 11 through its Frankfurt subsidiary, initially focusing on crypto-linked products. XTB introduced call and put options on 100 heavily traded US stocks in Germany, Spain and Cyprus during the first quarter of 2026, according to FM Intelligence coverage of its quarterly results. Mitrade's announcement centers on localizing its existing CFD service. It does not add an exchange-traded product line. CMC is using listed securities issued through a Frankfurt unit, while XTB added listed options to a wider investment account. Both approaches compete for leveraged-trading demand without relying only on conventional CFDs. CySEC review tests distribution models. Mitrade's European expansion begins during a regulatory review of retail product distribution. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) set out the work in Circular C758. CySEC will examine staff pay, inducements, digital-platform product steering and conflicts between firm profits and client interests. The regulator said the exercise will test how firms identify, prevent and manage those conflicts under the European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). The review may include on-site visits or desk-based checks at selected Cyprus investment firms. It does not identify Mitrade as a target or suggest Mitrade has breached the rules. The broker's required risk warning says 80% of its retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. European brokers are also considering listed futures and options as supervisors increase scrutiny of leveraged over-the-counter products. CySEC's public register lists MiTrade EU Limited under license 438/23 and gives Oct. 9, 2023, as its authorization date. Damian Chmiel is a Senior Analyst & Editor at Finance Magnates with more than 15 years of experience in the CFD and online trading industry. Active as both a trader and journalist since 2010, he focuses on broker coverage, fintech innovation, and regulatory developments across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. His work includes interviews with C-level leaders at major brokerages and fintech platforms, as well as co-authoring Finance Magnates' quarterly industry benchmarking reports. Damian's reporting is data-driven, market-aware, and grounded in direct industry engagement. His analysis and commentary have also been cited by external media outlets, including Investing.com, Binance, The Asset, Stockhead, and Dispatch. Education: MA in Finance and Accounting, Cracow University of Economics * 3871 Articles * 116 Followers
AFG appoints first head of sales - broker services. AFG's latest leadership appointment is set to bring broker-service and growth ambitions into clearer national alignment. Australian Finance Group (AFG) has appointed Ross McDougall as head of sales - broker services, a newly created role that brings additional leadership focus to its broker-facing services and sales growth. The appointment sits within AFG's wider move to more closely align distribution, marketing, and growth functions under newly appointed chief distribution and marketing officer Them Lam. McDougall previously served as growth manager for AFG Partner Connect and, before joining the aggregator, worked as a senior sales executive at CMC Markets ANZ. In his new position, he will continue overseeing Partner Connect while taking on a broader remit across broker services. Partner Connect is AFG's referral platform, designed to connect brokers and their clients with a range of specialist service providers across areas including finance, insurance, legal services, and utilities. Partner Connect focus Lam said McDougall had been instrumental in building AFG's Partner Connect offering, with the appointment reflecting the next stage of the aggregator's approach to broker support. "Ross has been central to AFG, building and shaping Partner Connect into what it is today, and this new role reflects the next stage of how we support brokers," Lam said. Lam said the alignment would help AFG draw more value from its existing capabilities, including its technology, partnerships, and scale. "By bringing services, sales growth and partner opportunities closer together, we can help brokers access more value from AFG's technology, partnerships and scale," he said. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make The Adviser a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add The Adviser as a preferred news source.
iSAM Securities Apex integrates with CMC Markets to expand low-latency liquidity access for brokers. London, 23 June 2026 - iSAM Securities Apex has integrated with CMC Markets, connecting a globally recognisable, leading multi-asset LP to brokers through Apex's ultra-low latency technology stack. CMC Markets has deep institutional experience, broad market coverage, and a long-standing reputation for empowering traders, investors and partners to access financial markets with confidence and control. Through this integration, Apex users can access CMC's liquidity alongside the platform's existing LP network, giving brokers greater flexibility in how they source, manage, and optimise liquidity. Drawing on the infrastructure behind iSAM Securities' own market-making operations, iSAM Securities Apex uses a combination of network design, physical servers, CPU pinning, and low-latency architecture to ensure ultra-low latency pricing from the LP integrations available through Apex. Dennis Weissert, Chief Commercial Officer, iSAM Securities Apex, commented "Brokers are looking for technology that helps them move faster, manage risk more effectively and operate with greater control." "By integrating with CMC, we are adding an institutional, market-leading liquidity option within Apex, while keeping everything connected to the risk, analytics and price construction tools that brokers already rely on." - Chris Cheverall, Head of UK, CMC Markets, said: "This integration represents another step in the continued expansion of CMC Markets' institutional offering. "By making our liquidity available through Apex, we are broadening access to CMC's execution capabilities and supporting brokers seeking greater flexibility in how they access and manage liquidity across global markets." The integration also supports Apex's wider goal: helping brokers better protect P&L, manage risk, and provide a reliable experience to their users. The news follows the announcement of Radar Network Alerts, the feature that helps risk teams identify linked high-risk client groups earlier, alerting risk teams before losses escalate. The CMC Markets integration is now available to brokers using iSAM Securities Apex. About iSAM Securities iSAM Securities, regulated by the FCA, SFC, CFTC, and a Registered Person with CIMA, is a leading algorithmic trading firm and trusted electronic market maker, providing liquidity, cutting-edge proprietary technology, prime services, and real-time risk analytics to institutional clients and trading venues globally. The iSAM Securities brand includes iSAM Securities (UK) Limited, iSAM Securities (EU) Limited, iSAM Securities (HK) Limited, iSAM Securities (Global) Limited, iSAM Securities Limited and iSAM Securities (USA) Inc. About CMC Markets Founded in 1989 to make financial markets more accessible, CMC Markets has evolved into a leading global multi-asset financial services firm, underpinned by best-in-class technology. With over 36 years' experience and offices in London, Sydney, Singapore, Canada, Dubai and across Europe, the company serves a global base of retail, professional and institutional clients. Today, more than 2 million traders and investors^ worldwide trust CMC Markets. CMC also partners with major organisations, including Revolut, ANZ Bank and St George, strengthening its position as a trusted innovator in financial technology. ^Based on over 2 million unique user logins across CMC's trading and investing platforms, including partners, as of November 2025. Liquidity, technology and analytics for global markets. This content may have been written by a third party. LiquidityFinder makes no representation or warranty and assumes no liability as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided, nor any loss arising from any investment based on a recommendation, forecast or other information supplies by any third-party. This content is information only, and does not constitute financial, investment or other advice on which you can rely.
CMC Markets Canada expands platform offering with launch of MetaTrader 5. Published: June 16, 2026 at 10:12AM EDT TORONTO-(BUSINESS WIRE)- CMC Markets Canada (CMCX), a global provider of online trading technology for retail, professional and institutional clients, has expanded its platform offering with the launch of MetaTrader 5 (MT5). The addition of MT5 broadens CMC Markets' platform ecosystem in Canada, providing clients with greater choice in how they access and trade global financial markets. Available alongside CMC's proprietary trading platform, MT5 enables clients to access more than 1,100 instruments, including US and Canadian shares, indices, commodities and forex, through a single account. The launch reflects CMC Markets' continued investment in technology and product innovation, supporting its strategy to deliver a best-in-class trading experience built on flexibility, choice and market access. Felix Wong, Vice President of Distribution, CMC Markets North America, said: "The launch expands platform choice for our Canadian clients and complements CMC Markets' existing offering. By combining MT5's capabilities with access to more than 1,100 instruments, we are giving traders greater flexibility in how they engage with global markets." MT5 offers advanced charting and technical analysis tools, algorithmic trading functionality through Expert Advisors (EAs), Depth of Market (DoM) capabilities and cross-device access across desktop, web and mobile. The launch marks the latest step in CMC Markets' continued investment in the Canadian market, enhancing its multi-asset offering and providing clients with greater flexibility to trade across global markets. About CMC Markets Founded in 1989 to make financial markets more accessible, CMC Markets has evolved into a leading global multi-asset financial services firm, underpinned by best-in-class technology. With over 36 years' experience and offices in London, Sydney, Singapore, Canada, Dubai and across Europe, the company serves a global base of retail, professional and institutional clients. As a CIRO-regulated broker, CMC Markets Canada Inc. provides Canadian traders with access to a transparent, trusted, and professionally supported trading environment. CMC Markets: www.cmcmarkets.com/en-ca View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616047886/en/ MEDIA CONTACTS: Noor Masud | [email protected] Business Wire
CMC Markets Canada has launched MetaTrader 5, expanding its platform offering for Canadian traders. The addition of MT5 provides clients access to over 1,100 instruments, including US and Canadian shares, indices, commodities and forex, through a single account. MT5 features advanced charting and technical analysis tools, algorithmic trading through Expert Advisors, Depth of Market capabilities and cross-device access. The platform operates alongside CMC Markets' proprietary trading platform, giving clients greater flexibility in accessing global markets. Felix Wong, Vice President of Distribution at CMC Markets North America, said the launch enhances platform choice whilst complementing the company's existing offering. Founded in 1989, CMC Markets is a CIRO-regulated broker operating globally with over 36 years' experience.