Trading Operations Specialist – Equities (Hedge Fund)

Sartre Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sartre Group seeks a Trading Operations Specialist for its systematic equities team in Central London. This desk-facing role sits at the heart of the trading process, collaborating with portfolio managers, quants, engineers and brokers to keep the automated platform running smoothly.

You will monitor live trading, fix issues in real time, manage locates and automate recurring problems using AI tools and Python. Strong communication across front, tech and counterparties is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in equities operations (trade support, middle office, or trading ops).
• Solid understanding of the equities trade lifecycle (cash equities, swaps/CFDs, Delta One).
• Experience fixing live issues during market hours.

Responsibilities

• Monitor live trading and resolve issues as they happen.
• Manage short locates and borrow availability for trading strategies.
• Monitor systemic risk and escalate exceptions quickly.
• Work with brokers to resolve trade, connectivity and settlement issues.
• Automate recurring problems using AI tools and/or Python.
• Improve end-to-end trade flow as the platform scales.

Skills

Python

SQL

AI tools

Calm under pressure

Strong communication

Equities operations

Tools

FIX

OMS/EMS platforms

Systematic trading environments

Job description

Trading Operations Specialist – Systematic Equities

Central London · 4 days a week in the office · Full-time · Highly competitive package

A leading global multi-strategy hedge fund is hiring a Trading Operations Specialist for its systematic equities team in London. You'll keep a fully automated global equities trading platform running smoothly, fix problems in real time, and use AI tools and code to automate away recurring issues.

This is a desk-facing role. You'll sit at the centre of the trading process, working directly with portfolio managers, quant researchers, engineers and brokers.

What you'll do

• Monitor live trading through the day and investigate and resolve issues as they happen: order rejects, execution breaks, broker connectivity problems, and position or P&L discrepancies.
• Manage short locates and borrow availability so the strategies can trade as intended.
• Monitor systematic risk and escalate exceptions quickly and clearly.
• Work with brokers and prime brokers to resolve trade, connectivity and settlement-impacting issues.
• Find recurring operational problems and automate them away, using AI tools and/or Python.
• Help improve the end-to-end trade flow as the platform scales.

What we're looking for

• 3+ years in equities operations: trade support, middle office, trading assistant, or trading or execution operations at a bank, hedge fund or trading firm.
• Strong understanding of the equities trade lifecycle: cash equities, swaps/CFDs, Delta One or equity finance.
• Proven experience fixing live issues during market hours, not just next-day reconciliation.
• Hands-on use of AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude or similar) to automate or improve processes. Python and SQL are a strong plus.
• Calm under pressure, with clear communication across trading, technology and external counterparties.
• Wants a long-term career in trading operations.

Nice to have

• Exposure to securities lending, stock borrow or short locates.
• Experience with FIX, OMS/EMS platforms or systematic/quant trading environments.

Why apply

• A high-impact seat on a growing systematic team at a top-tier fund.
• Real scope to automate and shape how the desk runs.
• Highly competitive base and bonus.