Global Quant Equity Trader — Asia & Europe Markets

Dodge & Cox; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan funding

Commuter benefits

Life & disability insurance

Employee assistance

Job summary

Dodge & Cox is seeking an International Quantitative Equity Trader to join the Equity Trading Team in San Francisco. The role supports Asia and Europe markets with data-driven execution and close collaboration with research, portfolio implementation and strategy teams.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years trading experience, a strong academic record (MFE/MBA preferred; CFA a plus) and proficiency in Excel, Python or R. Familiarity with AI tools (PyTorch, TensorFlow) is a plus.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of full-time or internship trading experience.
• Strong academic record; MFE/MBA preferred.
• CFA designation or interest in obtaining CFA.
• Quant trading experience and knowledge of trading algorithms.
• Knowledge of Asian or European market microstructure and rules.
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint; Python or R preferred.
• Experience analyzing trade executions and performance.
• Willingness to cover different markets and hours, including Asia/Europe windows.
• Familiarity with AI tools (PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM-based tools).

Responsibilities

• Implement investment policy decisions and cash flow trades using data and quantitative methods.
• Advocate changes to trading strategies to improve execution outcomes for clients.
• Develop and enhance execution strategies with broker algorithms and analytics.
• Build a quantitative trading framework to identify trade signals and integrate them into workflows.
• Develop and manage broker relationships to source liquidity.
• Provide market and execution updates to traders, researchers and PMs.
• Deliver equity trading presentations to clients and consultants.
• Collaborate with Operations, Legal/Compliance, and IT on ad-hoc projects.

Skills

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Trading knowledge

Market microstructure understanding

Quantitative trading

AI tools familiarity

Education

MFE/MBA preferred

CFA designation or interest

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

R

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Dodge & Cox is seeking an International Quantitative Equity Trader to join the Equity Trading Team in San Francisco. The role supports Asia and Europe markets with data-driven execution and close collaboration with research, portfolio implementation and strategy teams.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years trading experience, a strong academic record (MFE/MBA preferred; CFA a plus) and proficiency in Excel, Python or R. Familiarity with AI tools (PyTorch, TensorFlow) is a plus.