Trade Operations Specialist

6 days ago


New York, New York, United States Selby Jennings Full time $150,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Title:
Trade Operations Specialist

Location:
NYC (hybrid)

Salary:
$100k - $150k + bonus

Summary:

We are currently representing a leading firm in quantitative trading that is actively seeking talented professionals to join their expanding Trade Operations team. In this role, you will oversee and support high-frequency trading strategies, working closely with seasoned experts and senior leadership. You'll collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, playing a key role in driving market expansion. The ideal candidate will bring a strong track record of process improvement and come from a buy-side firm engaged in high-frequency trading.

In this role you
will be responsible for:

  • Enhance trading processes by developing scripts to automate and improve daily operations and reporting
  • Monitor live trading activities for risk and compliance, addressing any unusual market behavior promptly.
  • Work with software engineering teams to upgrade and maintain trading infrastructure and monitoring systems.
  • Streamline and optimize trading support workflows using scripting languages.
  • Oversee enterprise systems related to scheduling, software releases, and operational monitoring.
  • Support new market deployments by collaborating on infrastructure and connectivity with internal teams.
  • Manage strategies with a T+0 holding period, ensuring precision and speed in execution and reconciliation.

The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications and skills:

  • 2+ year's experience in trade support or risk operations
  • Extensive experience with Unix/Linux environments and command-line tools.
  • Practical expertise in using Python, Jupyter, and SQL for data analysis and automation.
  • Experience working with Futures.
  • Graduate degree in statistics, mathematics, science, or another quantitative discipline is a plus.


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