Crypto · Posted 3w ago
Trading Desk Operations, Senior Associate to Director level - Quant Trading Team
- Location
- 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
- Contract
- Full-time
- Role
- Data science
- Source
- Employer’s own job board (Lever)
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The posting
Responsibilities: •
Provide dedicated end-to-end trade support to assigned trading desks, perform trade bookings, trade verifications, balance and position reconciliations, P&L attributions
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Troubleshoot operational bottlenecks, delays, and other problems presented throughout the trade life cycle
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Using coding and AI tools, develop and enhance booking and reconciliation procedures
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Real-time monitoring and escalation on risk positions against internal thresholds and develop new monitoring tools for the desk
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Develop standardized templates and playbooks for new product onboarding (booking models, reconciliation rules, account setup) to reduce time-to-market
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Set up of new accounts and trading books, maintain data integrity and data mapping
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Perform funding operations and settlement checks, investigate and resolve fund transfer issues, liaising internally with Treasury or with external brokers
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Monitor funding usage, ROI and manage internal capital distribution records
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Assist in analysis of trading performance, P&L and risk attribution
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Assist promptly in adhoc/urgent requests from the trading desks relating to trade bookings or funding requests
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Engage with developers on projects that further enhance system infrastructure and controls
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Identify repetitive manual processes across the trade lifecycle and build automated solutions (scripts, macros, RPA) to reduce operational risk and processing time Requirements: •
Degree holder in Finance/Accounting or Quantitative discipline
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5+ years of working experience on the Trading floor as Trading Assistant or Trade Support or in relevant functions such as Middle Office, Product Control in a financial services or crypto trading firm
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Have working knowledge in AI tools and Python and an interest to expand your technical skills
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Excellent problem solving skills, detailed oriented mindset with a high degree of accuracy
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Positive and proactive, critical thinker who strives for continuous improvement
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A product owner, results oriented, think outside of the box and can deliver under pressure
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Thrive to work in a dynamic environment, passionate about cryptocurrency and blockchain