Lead Quant Trading & Production Systems

The Voleon Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Voleon Group seeks a leader to head a team of trading supervisors across multiple systematic trading desks, spanning listed and OTC asset classes. You will own project planning, backlog coordination, and be a key stakeholder to firm-wide initiatives, collaborating with management, research and development, and trading counterparties.

You will groom junior traders, design processes, and advance the trading operations platform while maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to errors and a strong

Qualifications

• 5+ years in systematic trading operations.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Clear communication and structured thinking.
• Attention to detail with a zero-tolerance for errors.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of junior traders to develop high-caliber contributors and act as escalation point for system or process failures.
• Design processes and technology, then coordinate implementation efforts.
• Develop market microstructure expertise across regions and asset classes.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers on production trading operations.
• Interface with external brokers or counterparties.
• Lead strategic projects as appropriate.

Skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline

Tools

Python

Job description

The Voleon Group seeks a leader to head a team of trading supervisors across multiple systematic trading desks, spanning listed and OTC asset classes. You will own project planning, backlog coordination, and be a key stakeholder to firm-wide initiatives, collaborating with management, research and development, and trading counterparties.

You will groom junior traders, design processes, and advance the trading operations platform while maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to errors and a strong