Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying machine learning to investment management. We have become a multi-billion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.
Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. You will be working with strategies that are at the forefront of machine learning and statistical trading. The strategies have been carefully designed to generate non-correlated returns. Our firm and its strategies are the product of many years of meticulous research and craftsmanship, and you will lead the way in stewarding them for the future.
In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, unparalleled access to our experts and founders, a beautiful modern office, and more.
As the Equities Trading Supervisor, you will report directly to the Head of Trading. You will supervise our systematic trading program in global equities markets. You will become an expert in market microstructure and present market insight to researchers and software engineers. This role is a means to make a difference: you will ensure that our research efforts become reality in the markets.
Responsibilities
Monitor high-volume trading and portfolio risk, track real-time market developments
Contribute to the codebase underlying automated trading operations
Measure and improve algorithmic execution by creating high-value reports
Apply programmatic solutions to scale and expand trading operations
Work European market hours from our London office
Requirements
At least two years of relevant work experience (quantitative trading experience preferred)
Experience using a Unix-like OS
Proficiency in a programming language
Experience in data analysis and visualization
Academic or practical familiarity with statistics
Working knowledge of relational databases
Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline
Authorization to work in the UK
“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program
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Equal Opportunity Employer
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.