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Chase · 5 months ago

Asset Management - Investment Platform Trading Research - Executive Director

277 Park Ave, New York, NY, 10172, US

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$215K/yr - $350K/yr

Chase is a leading financial services firm, and they are seeking an Executive Director for their Investment Platform Trading Research team. The role involves designing research projects, optimizing trading platforms, and providing execution consultancy to clients, while leading cross-functional projects to enhance trading performance.

BankingFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Quantitative Trading Research: Design and implement research projects using market data analysis to identify signals, optimize execution strategies, and enhance trading performance metrics

Optimize Trading: Collaborate with traders to enhance our systematic trading platform using statistical models and machine learning techniques

Provide Execution Consultancy: Serve as a subject matter expert working with traders, portfolio managers, and researchers to develop optimal execution strategies based on quantitative analysis of market conditions, liquidity profiles, and venue performance to balance market impact and transaction costs

Implement Trade Analytics Framework: Create dashboards and tools to measure execution quality, transaction cost analysis (TCA), market impact, and slippage. Create bespoke and scheduled reporting

Lead Cross-functional Projects: Coordinate with traders, portfolio managers, and technology teams to implement trading analytics solutions that address business requirements

Qualification

Advanced Python ProgrammingFinancial Database ExpertiseTrading KnowledgeMarket Microstructure KnowledgeApplied MLVersion Control SystemsTechnical Communication

Required

Advanced Python Programming: Strong proficiency in Python with experience in data analysis libraries (pandas, NumPy), visualization tools (matplotlib, seaborn)

Financial Database Expertise: Experience with databases and high-performance queries for analyzing tick/market data and trading records

Trading Knowledge: Demonstrated experience in market-making, statistical arbitrage, or systematic trading roles with understanding of execution algorithms and trading signals

Technical Communication: Ability to translate complex quantitative findings into actionable trading insights for portfolio managers and trading desk leadership

Market Microstructure Knowledge: Expertise in any of equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives, and alternative assets

Version Control Systems: Hands-on experience with Git and collaborative development workflows

Applied ML: Experience implementing reinforcement learning, natural language processing, or deep learning techniques