At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage daily trading operations and collaborate with developers to enhance our trading platform.
- Company: Join Citadel, a leading firm in systematic trading with a global presence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, incentive compensation, medical insurance, retirement plans, and more.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and learning in a meritocratic culture.
- Why this job: Make real-time decisions and impact trading strategies in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in STEM, Finance, or Business; experience in electronic trading preferred.
As a Systematic Trader, you’ll join our global team of experts responsible for managing the day-to-day trading of our quantitative systematic trading strategies. You will make real-time decisions to manage risk, respond to changing market conditions, react to patterns observed in trading behaviours, and act on the broad set of alerts generated by our leading monitoring platform. You will partner with the firm’s strategy developers and technologists to deliver a best-in-class trading platform that directly unlocks business opportunities and improves the robustness of our businesses. We’re looking for extraordinary traders who are committed to our core values: winning, acting with integrity, continuously learning, and cultivating a meritocracy.
Objectives:
- Manage the daily operation of our systematic trading platform, partnering with developers, researchers, and technology teams.
- Develop a deep understanding of market microstructure, products, regulations, and our trading platform to facilitate business growth (new regions/venues/products, defining new technology requirements, and deployment of new strategies).
- Design and drive the continual improvement of our world-class trading platform.
- Monitor markets and strategy performance metrics identifying trends that inform actions.
- Understand and navigate macro event risks by constructing and executing trading playbooks.
- Own risk management protections and have authority over trading activities.
Skills and Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Finance, Economics, or Business program from a top institution.
- Excellent problem-solving and strategic decision-making ability; able to keep the big picture in mind, making informed and defensible decisions in a fast-paced trading environment.
- Prior experience in electronic trading.
- Detail-oriented and excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated self-starter, with the drive and can-do attitude to learn new things and push through change to deliver results.
- Skill assets: experience with Linux, proficiency in Python.
Systematic Trader employer: Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration thrive. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to cutting-edge technology and the opportunity to work alongside industry leaders in the fast-paced crypto market. Our commitment to engineering excellence ensures that you will be part of a team that values your contributions and fosters professional development.
