Event-Driven Trading Expert — NYC Onsite, Equity Stake

IT Recruitment Solutions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary around $225k–$300k

An equity stake in the company

Make a huge impact at an early-stage startup

Job summary

A quant trading startup is seeking a Subject Matter Expert in event-driven trading to help structure trading intuition for machine learning models. You will play a key role in defining playbooks and contributing to a high-impact team. Required qualifications include experience in event-driven investing, particularly in merger arbitrage, and a solid understanding of trading catalysts. This is a mid-senior level, full-time position based in New York City with a competitive salary and equity stake.

Qualifications

• Experience of event driven, merger arb, or special situations investing.
• Experience at respected hedge funds.
• Clear understanding of catalysts, risk sizing, and timing.

Responsibilities

• Turn trading intuition into structure for machine learning.
• Define playbooks and patterns around trading events.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to teach models trader reasoning.

Skills

Event driven investing

Merger arbitrage experience

Understanding of catalysts

Risk sizing expertise

Timing strategies

Job description

A quant trading startup is seeking a Subject Matter Expert in event-driven trading to help structure trading intuition for machine learning models. You will play a key role in defining playbooks and contributing to a high-impact team. Required qualifications include experience in event-driven investing, particularly in merger arbitrage, and a solid understanding of trading catalysts. This is a mid-senior level, full-time position based in New York City with a competitive salary and equity stake.