Quantitative Trading Analyst - Wellington Management Company, LLP
Wellington Management is one of the world's largest independent investment management firms, offering comprehensive investment management capabilities. They are seeking a Quantitative Trading Analyst to join their Trading Research & Analytics team, focusing on improving execution results and developing innovative trading strategies.
Responsibilities
- Partnering with investors, traders, broker/dealers, and various internal stakeholders to improve overall execution results through innovation, actionable trading research and enhanced decision-making tools
- Designing a Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) reputed company for Investment Implementation & Trading that supports our client reporting, best execution, and execution insights
- Working with trading technology, external vendors, and the dealer community on producing a high-quality data environment surrounding the life cycle of a trade
- Understanding equity and/or fixed income market structure trends and how to evolve our electronic trading strategy
Skills
- Personal qualities and values that are consistent with, and would be additive to, Wellington Management's culture
- Self -motivated individual who exhibits ownership in their work with excellent independent decision-making skills and superior judgement
- Creative problem-solver who can work effectively under tight deadlines and other pressures
- Collaborative, team-player
- reputed company programmer in Python; working knowledge of SQL; familiarity with machine learning, data analysis, and data modeling
- Proven organizational and communication skills with an emphasis on accuracy, concision, and timeliness
- Working knowledge of quantitative tools and technologies used for Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA), order execution and risk management
- Experience in trading workflows and familiarity with financial markets; knowledge of electronic trading platforms and trading systems
- A minimum 1-3 years of relevant work experience in the financial services industry
- Strong academic credentials; a Bachelor's degree is required
- Experience with business intelligence and data visualization software, preferably Tableau would be viewed favorably
- A graduate degree and/or professional coursework/certifications (or reputed company toward) would be additive
Benefits
- Discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives
- Retirement plan
- Health and wellbeing
- Dental
- Vision
- Pharmacy coverage
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Commuter program
- Employee assistance program
- Life and disability insurance
- Adoption assistance
- Back-up childcare
- Tuition/CFA reimbursement
- Paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)
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