Head of Systematic Trading Desk - Quant Hedge Fund (HK / SG)

Empower Partners Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower Partners Singapore is seeking a hands-on leader for its live trading desk. You will oversee automated equity trading, monitor execution quality, and ensure real-time risk supervision while coordinating with Quant researchers and Engineers to maintain safe, reliable operations.

The role emphasizes live trading leadership, incident response, and strong knowledge of trading systems, FIX, and market structure. Singapore-based desk with global coverage and a focus on reliability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience on a live systematic equity trading desk at a quant fund or related environment.
• Proven judgment in managing live trading incidents and taking decisive risk action under pressure.
• Strong understanding of trading systems, order lifecycles, FIX and production change controls.

Responsibilities

• Oversee live automated equity trading, including strategy performance, positions, execution quality and system health.
• Identify trading or system anomalies and pause strategies, cancel orders or adjust exposure as needed.
• Investigate execution issues across trading systems with Quant and Tech teams to resolve them.
• Manage intraday trading operations, production changes and incident reviews; drive desk controls and tools.
• Monitor market conduct and coordinate with brokers, exchanges and internal stakeholders on issues.

Skills

Linux/UNIX

Python

Trading logs

FIX protocol

Equity market structure

Job description

We are hiring for a reputable quantitative trading firm operating systematic strategies across global markets. This role leads the live trading desk, with responsibility for execution quality, real-time risk supervision and decisive incident response. You will work closely with quantitative researchers and engineers to keep automated trading safe and reliable. This is a hands-on desk leadership role focused on live trading rather than alpha research or core engine development.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee live automated equity trading, including strategy performance, positions, execution quality and system health.
• Identify trading or system anomalies and make timely decisions to pause strategies, cancel orders or reduce exposure.
• Investigate execution issues across trading systems, brokers and venues, working with Quant and Tech teams to resolve them.
• Manage intraday trading operations, production changes and incident reviews; drive improvements to desk controls and tools.
• Monitor market conduct and coordinate with brokers, exchanges and internal stakeholders on trading issues.

Work Experience and Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience on a live systematic or electronic equities trading desk at a quant fund, prop firm, market maker or sell-side electronic trading team.
• Proven judgment in managing live trading incidents and taking decisive risk action under pressure.
• Strong understanding of trading systems, order lifecycles, FIX and production change controls.
• Deep knowledge of equity market structure and the ability to identify unusual or potentially disruptive trading activity.
• Hands-on ability to investigate incidents using Linux/UNIX, Python and trading system logs.