Equity Execution Trader

Qenexus; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Qenexus, a partner to a globally recognised Hedge Fund in London, seeks an Equity Execution Trader to lead execution strategy and own day-to-day decision making. The role focuses on best execution, TCA development, and process optimization across US equity markets.

The candidate will drive improvements in execution quality, collaborate with the investments team and external counterparties, and build scalable workflows within a fast-paced trading environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years buyside experience.
• Strong Python for analysis and automation.
• Experience with US equity execution across markets.
• Excellent communication with investments team and counterparties.

Responsibilities

• Lead equity execution strategy and set direction for execution across instruments and markets.
• Own day-to-day execution decisions to achieve best execution outcomes.
• Develop and manage transaction cost analysis (TCA) frameworks to monitor execution quality.
• Drive execution optimization initiatives to reduce market impact and improve fill quality.
• Own equity execution processes and build scalable, repeatable workflows.

Skills

Python

US Equity markets

Execution strategy

Communication

Job description

We are partnering with a globally recognised, systematic Hedge Fund who are seeking an Equity Execution Trader to join their team in London.

The Role:

• Lead execution strategy, setting direction for how the team approaches execution across instruments and markets.


• Own day-to-day execution decisions, ensuring best execution outcomes for the firm.


• Manage and develop transaction cost analysis (TCA) frameworks to measure, monitor, and continuously improve execution quality.


• Drive execution optimisation initiatives, identifying opportunities to reduce market impact and improve fill quality.


• Own Equity execution processes, building scalable and repeatable workflows.

Requirements:

• 2-5 years experience in a similar buyside role.


• Proven US Equity execution background, with hands-on experience across relevant markets.


• Strong programming capability, with experience using Python to support execution analysis and workflow automation.


• Execution and optimisation mindset.


• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with investments team and external counterparties.