Electronic Sales Trader

Berenberg; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading European private bank in London is seeking an Electronic Sales Trader to join their dynamic electronic trading team. The successful candidate will execute ETF and index program trades while collaborating with various teams to enhance trading strategies. Applicants should have a degree and significant experience in equity markets. We're committed to providing a supportive environment that values integrity and innovation.

Benefits

Private pension plan - 10% of base salary

30 day holiday allowance

Private Health Insurance

Life Insurance scheme

Flexible working hours

Enhanced parental leave policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must have several years’ experience within the equity markets.
• Encourage compliance, integrity and ethics within the business.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a collaborative trading desk environment while executing ETF and index program trades.
• Monitor and refine algorithmic trading strategies using real-time market data.
• Provide client coverage and execution support.

Skills

Advanced IT skills

Experience within equity markets

Reliability

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

Bloomberg

Job description

Overview

Description & Requirements For our Trading division in London we are looking to hire a: Electronic Sales Trader.

Your role in the team

Join a growing and dynamic electronic trading team focussed on algorithmic, ETF, Program and Index trading across global markets. Work alongside top-tier professionals, leveraging award winning best-in-class algo-rithms and trading analytics platform to deliver institutional clients high performance execution and coverage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a collaborative and fast-paced trading desk environment whilst executing and optimizing ETF and index program trades using advanced algos
• Monitor and refine algorithmic trading strategies using real-time market data, and analyse execution quality through daily TCA and performance reviews
• Provide coverage and execution support for client-driven flow whilst driving improvements
• Collaborate with quant, tech, and strategy teams to enhance trading logic
• Maintain awareness of market microstructure and regulatory impacts and support pre- and post-trade analytics, including cost models and slippage

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent experience required
• Advanced IT skills, including all standard Office applications; Bloomberg
• Must have several years’ experience within the equity markets
• Reliability (quality to address errors or oversights, fairness, straightforwardness, respectability)
• Encourage compliance, integrity and ethics within the business

What we offer you

• Private pension plan - 10% of base salary contribution by Berenberg
• Generous 30 day holiday allowance
• Private Health Insurance
• Life Insurance scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced parental leave policies
• Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling sessions related to mental health, financial well-being and other topics

Apply online now to join our team – we look forward to receiving your application!

We are a leading European private bank, with over 430 years of experience and deep rooted history, but we are still shaping and heavily investing in our future. Our progress and evolution are driven by our people. We en-courage them to try new approaches, voice their opinions and achieve success in their own way. We provide opportunities for them to develop their talents, explore different career paths and achieve their full potential.

We’re an ambitious, forward-looking business, backed by centuries of tradition and built on innovation. You’ll find a culture that encourages people to think independently, act entrepreneurially and challenge the status quo.

We place great importance on working on site, as we believe that being together in the office not only fosters creativity and efficiency, but also strengthens networks and builds trusting, collegial relationships. For us, this forms the foundation for productive and successful work. Together we collaborate to shape our business and fulfil our ambitious goals.

We welcome you to join us in our commitment to always do the right thing for our people, clients and our busi-ness – Our future is where you take us!

We will only accept applications submitted through our online application management system on the website.

Berenberg is an Equal Opportunities Employer and prides itself on being a modern, dynamic and internationally orientated organisation. We value the rich diversity, skills and abilities and creative potential that people from differing backgrounds and experiences bring to the workplace. Every employee plays a vital role in providing quality service to all our customers and helping to create and inclusive working environment, where everyone can realise their full potential. We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates who require adjustments during our recruiting process. Please contact us directly on [e-mail] to discuss.