Executive Director, Quantitative Trading & Research

JPMorganChase; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in London seeks an Executive Director to lead execution research and TCA for electronic trading across single-stock and portfolio strategies. You will partner with Product, Trading, and Technology to translate research into scalable platform enhancements and client solutions.

Responsibilities include defining the algorithm roadmap, building TCA frameworks, running empirical studies, and mentoring junior researchers while delivering measurable improvements to execution quality.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in STEM or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong background in quantitative execution research, TCA, or electronic trading analytics.
• Proven expertise in TCA modeling and execution quality measurement.
• Programming skills in kdb+/Q and Python with large trading datasets.
• Ability to translate research into shipped capabilities and measurable improvements.

Responsibilities

• Product strategy & roadmap influence for algorithmic trading.
• Lead execution measurement, TCA frameworks, and performance attribution.
• Conduct market microstructure research and empirical studies (A/B tests).
• Collaborate with Technology to industrialize research into production features.
• Mentor junior researchers and ensure research rigor and reproducibility.

Skills

Kdb+/Q

Python

Quantitative research

TCA

Algorithmic trading

Education

Master's degree in STEM

PhD (preferred)

Tools

AWS

Job description

JPMorganChase in London seeks an Executive Director to lead execution research and TCA for electronic trading across single-stock and portfolio strategies. You will partner with Product, Trading, and Technology to translate research into scalable platform enhancements and client solutions.

Responsibilities include defining the algorithm roadmap, building TCA frameworks, running empirical studies, and mentoring junior researchers while delivering measurable improvements to execution quality.