Job Title: Trade Operations Associate

Location: Greenwich, CT (on-site)

Salary: $150k - $200k + bonus

Summary:

We are partnered with a top quantitative investment firm that is seeking a skilled trade operations professional to join their expanding team. In this role, you will manage daily workflows with the expectation of enhancing them. Upon mastering the systems, you will become a domain expert in high-frequency trading (T and T+1 workflow). The ideal candidate will lead critical projects to streamline processes and scale the business.

The Trade Operations Associate will be responsible for:

• Monitor live orders and ensure EMS/PMS accuracy during trading sessions.
• Evaluate order impact on portfolio metrics and risk, allocating orders among clearing brokers to optimize margin and identify favorable offsets.
• Reconcile trades, positions, PnL, commissions, and stock borrow. Resolve systemic issues and non-routine breaks with counter-parties.
• Identify upcoming corporate actions and trading restrictions, assessing their implications.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses, such as trading hours by security, broker algorithms, and the value of exchange seats.
• Fully automate processes without compromising efficacy and reliability.
• On-board new brokers and securities, contributing to the launch of new strategies.

The Trade Operations Associate should have the following qualifications and skills:

• Bachelors in computer science, Economics, or Math from a top University

• 1-3 years of experience at a quantitative shop or within high-frequency trading

• Proficient in Python, Bash, Git and VBA