Trading Operations Analyst - New York, United States - PDT Partners

Description

PDT Partners – a quantitative investment manager – is seeking a sharp, independent analyst to join our Technical and Trading Operations team.

The Technical and Trading Operations team manages our production plant and runs our global real-time algorithmic trading around the clock from New York City.

This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the center of a leading quantitative trading firm, with exposure to many parts of the business and a crucial role in helping them fit together.

You will work collaboratively with fellow team members, as well as technologists, risk managers, and portfolio managers to oversee both our trading and technology and respond to alerts and other signs of irregular activity.

This will ordinarily be during US market hours but will rotate onto European and Asian shifts as coverage deems necessary.

You should thrive on the sense of urgency and quick problem-solving required in such an environment, as you will guide our systems through pre-market activities, real-time trade execution, and post-session processing.

You should also be relentless in driving continual improvement in our processes and tools, making us more efficient and resilient.

You willalso build tools and automation to improve PDT's operational capabilities.

Why join us? PDT Partners has a stellar 25+year track record and a reputation for excellence.

Our goal is to be the best quantitative investment manager in the world—measured by the quality of our products, not their size.

PDT's extremely high employee-retention rate speaks for itself. Our people are intellectuallyexceptional,and our community is close-knit, down-to-earth, and diverse.

Responsibilities

Monitor ourtradingand portfolios to ensure theyadhere to risk and trading limits.

Monitor and guide the successful execution of algorithmictrading, rolls, and hedging.

Triage outages and order problems- work with internal and external groups if necessary.

Provide market and trading analysis, proactively investigatenew opportunities and providerecommendations.

Prepare for and respond to market events, corporate actions, and regulatory changes.

Helpmanage the deployment ofnew strategies and models.

Help design and develop internaltools, dashboards, and automation.

Support post-trade activities to aid effective clearing and accurate record-keeping.

Below is a list of skills and experiences we think are relevant.

Even if you don't think you're a perfect match, we still encourage you to apply because we are committed to developing our people.

3-10 years of relevant professional experience.

Exposure to and/or passionate interest in financial markets, asset classes, market structure, industry news, and related systems

Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, particularly in fast paced, high-pressure environments.

Strong analyticalskillsandattention to detail.

Experience with a variety of technical competenciesisdesirable, which may includeone or more of the following:

Python, Flask, Java, C#, SQL, UNIX/Linux, networking, cloud technologies, scheduling/orchestration, etc.


DISCLAIMER
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This position requires that the job candidate be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Please note that an applicant will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose vaccine series (Pfizer or Moderna), or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine).

PDT will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for documented medical reasons and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

Please do not include proof of vaccine status or any indication of a possible request for an accommodation when submitting your application materials.

If applicable, PDT will follow up with you directly to request proof of vaccination and to discuss any potential accommodations.

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