Profile
Money is the bait, philosophy is the trap.
Seon Zhu
_Ex-Binance, Bybit | 13+ Years in FinTech
🔹 Summary
Building resilient portfolios with purpose and vision.
🔹 Experience
Head of Business Development – Rock Bund Capital
Jan 2026 - Present
- Strategic Partnerships (Buy-side): Identify and onboard high-performing quantitative strategies and external managers for portfolio diversification.
- Proprietary Growth: Scale our self-operated trading business across digital and traditional asset classes (CeFi, DeFi, and TradFi).
- Bespoke Solutions (Sell-side): Drive the development and distribution of structured investment solutions for institutional and HNW clients.
- Team Leadership: Build and mentor a world-class BD team, fostering a culture of rigorous risk management and execution excellence.… more
Senior Business Development Manager – Rock Bund Capital
Apr 2025 - Jan 2026
- Identify and vet high-capacity Portfolio Managers (PMs) and quantitative funds. Manage the end-to-end allocation process to ensure consistent risk-adjusted alpha and superior portfolio returns.
- Bridge the gap between top-tier hedge funds within our ecosystem and qualified institutional investors/HNWIs.
- Build and maintain a robust network within the global quantitative trading and asset management space to facilitate deal flow and strategic partnerships.
Derivatives BD Manager – Binance
Dec 2023 – Apr 2025
- Directed strategy and product delivery for Binance Futures & Options division.
- Spearheaded a low-latency infrastructure overhaul powering over 80% of platform-wide futures volume from high-frequency participants.
- Launched new product lines including USDC-margined contracts and block trading for options, expanding institutional access and product flexibility.
- Worked across engineering, quant, compliance, and ops teams to deliver institutional-grade solutions.
Principal Product Manager – Bybit
Apr 2022 – Nov 2023
- Led the launch of Bybit’s Trading Bots suite, including grid, DCA, martingale, AI-driven strategies, and copy trading integrations.
- Drove cross-functional execution to expand product adoption across advanced and retail users.
Product Specialist – Gate.io
Nov 2021 – Apr 2022
- Built Gate.io’s institutional API and fee program to support high-frequency, market making, and quantitative trading clients.
- Designed and launched the Broker & VIP framework to optimize institutional growth in spot and derivatives markets.
Partner – Coinsuper
Jul 2018 – Dec 2020
- Oversaw trading infrastructure, product roadmap, and compliance alignment in collaboration with ecosystem partners and regulators.
- Delivered exchange-scale systems integrating spot, futures, and fiat gateway infrastructure.
Senior Test Development Engineer – Ant Financial (Mybank)
Dec 2016 – Jul 2018
- Delivered high-reliability bank-side payment integrations within Alipay Web ecosystem.
- Managed online risk, monitoring, and testing quality controls for critical payment systems.
QA Manager – E-Sign
Sep 2015 – Dec 2016
- Managed quality and automation teams for e-signature platform, with a focus on security and enterprise integrations.
Project Lead – Capgemini
Jul 2012 – Sep 2015
- Delivered financial automation solutions to AIG Japan using Agile and ISTQB best practices.
- Coordinated multi-national project teams and improved delivery performance.
🔹 Education
- Université de Liège – Master’s in Advanced Enterprise Management
- Tonghua Normal University – Bachelor’s in Japanese
🔹 Certifications
- CFA Level II Passed (Level III Candidate)
- PMP & ITIL V3 Certified
- JLPT N1 (Japanese), CET-6 (English)
OCJP Python + SQL ISTQB Advanced (Test Analyst & Technical Test Analyst & Test Manager)
🔹 Skills & Tools
Figma, Axure, Tableau, Jira, Git, Python, SQL
🔹 Creative Projects (Optional)
- Composer & Producer: Tesla x PUBG commercial theme “Evolve”
- Gospel Music: “Praise to the Messiah” (arranger & songwriter)
- Tools: Logic Pro X, Pro Tools
