Executive Director, Equities Execution & Trading Performance

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking an Executive Director in the Equities Electronic Trading team to lead execution consulting and drive performance improvements across our algorithmic trading and liquidity products.

You will mentor analysts, shape product priorities, and represent the franchise externally, working with Sales, Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research to deliver superior client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in execution consulting, algorithmic trading, or quantitative trading within equities.
• Authoritative understanding of equities market structure and microstructure.
• Strong quantitative and statistical skills for large datasets.
• Proven ability to lead research agendas and influence product strategy.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic agenda for execution consulting and performance analysis across EMEA.
• Develop analysis to improve execution quality and reduce client trading costs.
• Lead execution reviews and strategic dialogue with major clients.

Skills

Equities execution

Quantitative analysis

Leadership

Programming (Python)

q/KDB

Tools

Python

q/KDB

Job description

J.P. Morgan is seeking an Executive Director in the Equities Electronic Trading team to lead execution consulting and drive performance improvements across our algorithmic trading and liquidity products.

You will mentor analysts, shape product priorities, and represent the franchise externally, working with Sales, Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research to deliver superior client outcomes.