Lead Quant Trader & Team Mentor (Hybrid)

Trading Interview; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 271,000 - 331,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Partial telecommuting

Job summary

IMC Americas, Inc. has multiple openings for Senior Trader in Chicago, IL and New York, NY. Partial telecommuting permitted; requisition 4479679101. Base salary range listed below with discretionary bonus potential.

The role involves developing models and trading systems, leading and mentoring traders across offices, enforcing robust risk controls, and collaborating with global teams to shape trading strategies. Must hold FINRA SIE, Series 57, Series 24 and a quantitative degree.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Physics, or similarly quantitative field; five (5) years of experience in the offered role or related position.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance mathematical models, strategies, and trading system components for quantitative proprietary trading with developers (3%).
• Design and implement end-to-end changes to trading models, strategies, and systems, including testing and deployment (3%).
• Analyze and model financial, economic, and industry data to optimize trading and revenue using internal tools (3%).
• Create custom analysis tools for research beyond existing tools (3%).
• Prepare and present financial analyses and reports following IMC guidelines (3%).
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of traders; manage Trading managers across offices (15%).
• Supervise and mentor traders and interns with detailed feedback (20%).
• Set trading strategy, goals, and standards; monitor market trends and adapt strategies (15%).
• Enforce risk management practices and own PnL, risk, and regulatory controls (10%).
• Collaborate with stakeholders and IMC offices internationally to influence direction (10%).
• Partner with other trading/tech leads to enhance strategies and tools (10%).
• Participate in Trader interview process and hiring decisions (5%).

Skills

Python

Trading systems

Risk management

FINRA Certifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics or quantitative field

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

SciPy

Job description

IMC Americas, Inc. has multiple openings for Senior Trader in Chicago, IL and New York, NY. Partial telecommuting permitted; requisition 4479679101. Base salary range listed below with discretionary bonus potential.

The role involves developing models and trading systems, leading and mentoring traders across offices, enforcing robust risk controls, and collaborating with global teams to shape trading strategies. Must hold FINRA SIE, Series 57, Series 24 and a quantitative degree.