We are seeking an equity market professional who will be responsible for Quantitative Product Development.
Role and Key Responsibilities:
• Play a large role in driving and shaping the development of core products and services
• Serve as subject matter expert on securities market structure
• Investigate market signals, for example, short-term price and volume models
• Create comprehensive post-trade performance measurement and attribution reports
• Work closely with technology counterparts
• Participate in the full product life cycle: R&D, proposal, technical development, documentation, testing, and marketing
• Enthusiastically and effectively interact with a wide range of counterparties (technology, legal, compliance, quant analysts, product developers, project management)
• Have a natural approach to sales and client interaction
Qualifications - Education, Experience & Skills
The successful candidate will have exceptional analytical ability, strong communication skills, and will be able to thrive in a very open team environment. In addition, the successful candidate should have:
• An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Finance, Applied Mathematics or other relevant quantitative discipline
• 3+ years quantitative financial experience
• Familiarity with electronic trading products: FIX protocol, DMA/OMS, Algorithms, Smart Order Routing, TCA
• Comfort with computer programming, particularly including experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets
o Statistical (R, S-PLUS, SAS, Matlab)
o Database (Q/KDB, SQL)
o General (Python, C/C++)
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, and ability to manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously
• Proven, effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to all levels of internal and customer audiences
• Ability to think creatively, make logical conclusions, and critical decisions without direction
