Associate Director, Trading.
This mandate is run by SYMPHONI HR, a Mumbai-based executive search firm, est. 2003. Applications are email-verified and reach the search team running the role — confidentially, always.
About the organisation.
SYMPHONI HR is a recruitment agency partnering with a leading global securities firm to hire senior talent for its equities business. The client is a large, established participant in global capital markets, known for its electronic, portfolio and high-touch trading capabilities. The organisation fosters a collaborative, data-driven culture that values analytical rigour and continuous innovation.
About the role.
This cross-region, cross-channel role sits within the Execution Consulting Team of an Equities Algo Strategists Group, providing execution consultancy to equity sales traders and clients across electronic, portfolio and high-touch trading. You will work closely with quants and developers across development centres to build data, analytics and reporting infrastructure. The role also involves producing transaction cost analysis, advising clients on algorithm usage, and contributing thought leadership on market microstructure and regulatory trends.
What you will do.
- Develop and maintain data sourcing, validation and pipelining infrastructure, analytics calculators, and automated reporting and dashboard tools.
- Produce Transaction Cost Analysis of client trading flow and advise clients on optimising their use of trading algorithms.
- Generate thought leadership content on market microstructure, regulatory trends, index events and product evolution.
- Respond to internal and external data and analysis requests.
- Quantify overall platform performance and communicate findings to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with quants and developers across all development centres.
- Partner with equity sales traders and clients across electronic, portfolio and high-touch channels.
What you bring.
- Minimum four years of relevant hands-on experience working with quantitative tools and demonstrating strong data analysis skills.
- Strong programming skills in Python and basic knowledge of SQL.
- Working knowledge of finance and equity trading principles.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with a proven ability to work independently.
- Excellent command of both spoken and written English.
- Master's degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering or another quantitative discipline.
- Nice to have: experience in financial markets and equities market microstructure, and the ability to code in q/kdb+.
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