Trading Desk Operations, Senior Associate to Director level - Quant Trading Team

BlockchainHQ; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 85 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

BlockchainHQ is seeking a Senior Associate/Director for Trading Desk Operations in Greater London. You will support trading desks, manage bookings and reconciliations, and help optimize funding and settlement processes while collaborating with Treasury and brokers.

You will drive automation using Python, RPA, and AI tools, improve workflows, and contribute to risk monitoring and P&L analysis in a fast-paced crypto trading environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance/Accounting or quantitative field.
• 5+ years on trading floor in trading support or middle office roles.
• Familiar with AI tools and Python; willingness to expand technical skills.
• Strong problem solving and high accuracy.
• Product ownership mindset, results oriented, able to perform under pressure.

Responsabilités

• Provide end-to-end trade support to assigned trading desks and perform bookings, verifications, reconciliations, and P&L attributions.
• Troubleshoot bottlenecks and issues across the trade life cycle.
• Utilize coding and AI tools to enhance booking and reconciliation procedures.
• Monitor risk positions in real time against thresholds and develop monitoring tools.
• Develop templates and playbooks for onboarding new products and accounts.

Connaissances

Python

AI tools

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Proactive

Continuous improvement

Under pressure

Product ownership

Formation

Finance/Accounting degree

Quantitative discipline

Outils

Automation scripts

RPA

Description du poste

We are looking for a Senior Associate/ Director in Trading Desk Operations to join our Trading Team. You will help on the operational side of the trading desk, supporting trading and funding operations and streamlining processes to support the growth of our Trading business. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the trade life cycle for the particular trading desk you will support.

Responsibilities:

• Provide dedicated end-to-end trade support to assigned trading desks, perform trade bookings, trade verifications, balance and position reconciliations, P&L attributions
• Troubleshoot operational bottlenecks, delays, and other problems presented throughout the trade life cycle
• Using coding and AI tools, develop and enhance booking and reconciliation procedures
• Real-time monitoring and escalation on risk positions against internal thresholds and develop new monitoring tools for the desk
• Develop standardized templates and playbooks for new product onboarding (booking models, reconciliation rules, account setup) to reduce time-to-market
• Set up of new accounts and trading books, maintain data integrity and data mapping
• Perform funding operations and settlement checks, investigate and resolve fund transfer issues, liaising internally with Treasury or with external brokers
• Monitor funding usage, ROI and manage internal capital distribution records
• Assist in analysis of trading performance, P&L and risk attribution
• Assist promptly in adhoc/urgent requests from the trading desks relating to trade bookings or funding requests
• Engage with developers on projects that further enhance system infrastructure and controls
• Identify repetitive manual processes across the trade lifecycle and build automated solutions (scripts, macros, RPA) to reduce operational risk and processing time

Requirements:

• Degree holder in Finance/Accounting or Quantitative discipline
• 5+ years of working experience on the Trading floor as Trading Assistant or Trade Support or in relevant functions such as Middle Office, Product Control in a financial services or crypto trading firm
• Have working knowledge in AI tools and Python and an interest to expand your technical skills
• Excellent problem solving skills, detailed oriented mindset with a high degree of accuracy
• Positive and proactive, critical thinker who strives for continuous improvement
• A product owner, results oriented, think outside of the box and can deliver under pressure
• Thrive to work in a dynamic environment, passionate about cryptocurrency and blockchain