Portfolio Finance

Jump Trading; London (KY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Travel medical insurance

Group pension scheme

Group life assurance

Income protection

Paid parental leave

Commuter benefits

Cycle to work

Job summary

Jump Trading Group is seeking a Repo Trader to manage the financing of the firm’s fixed income assets, interacting with APAC and US teams to support global Treasury initiatives. The role focuses on optimizing funding across repo and related channels, building strong counterparty relationships, and driving automation to enhance efficiency.

The candidate will leverage Python and a solid understanding of short-term rates and money markets to deliver pricing insights, risk-aware funding strategies,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM, accounting, finance, CS, or related fields.
• 5+ years of buy/sell side repo trading or supporting desks in a technical/quant role.
• Technically fluent in Python or other programming languages.
• Sound understanding of short term rates and money markets; STIR a plus.
• Cross-asset financing knowledge is a plus.
• Strong ability to build internal and external partnerships.
• Experience driving automation and process improvements.
• Reliable and consistent availability.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize financing for the fixed income portfolio across repo, TRS, and other channels, with focus in Europe.
• Partner with Traders & Portfolio Managers to provide market color, pricing analysis, and counterparty intelligence.
• Build and maintain relationships with funding counterparties to improve pricing and access.
• Work cross-functionally with business teams to support new business activity.
• Drive strategic initiatives to optimize funding of a growing FI portfolio.
• Assist various regional teams and Group Treasurer with cash and collateral management.
• Deal with foreign exchange and money market instruments as needed.
• Analyze PnL and cost allocations for regional trade activity.
• Negotiate and manage margin terms with counterparties.
• Support risk, back office, and automation of processes; develop new procedures.

Skills

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or related areas

Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

The Global Treasury Team at Jump Trading is looking for a Repo Trader. In this role, you will play an important part in managing the daily financing of the fixed income assets of the firm and assist in helping develop the next iteration of Treasury within Jump. You will also interact with both the APAC and US team – and will interact with all levels of various departments throughout the global organization.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage and optimize financing for all the overall fixed income portfolio across repo, TRS, and other financing channels with a specific focus in Europe
• Partner with Traders & Portfolio Managers to provide actionable financing market color, pricing analysis, and counterparty intelligence
• Build and maintain strong relationships with funding counterparties to improve pricing, increase capacity, diversify counterparty access, and support entry into new markets
• Work cross-functionally with business teams to support new business activity
• Proactively drive strategic initiatives to optimize funding of a growing FI portfolio
• Assist US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Group Treasurer in all aspects of cash and collateral management
• Ability to deal with foreign exchange and other money market instruments
• Regional assistance for trade team analysis regarding PnL and cost allocations
• Negotiate and manage margin terms with our key counterparties
• Work closely with Risk and other Back Office functions in supporting daily trading activities
• Assist in the identification and development of new procedures, funding structures and automation of processes related to function
• Regional treasury assistance with new business initiatives in Europe
• Other duties as assigned or needed

Skills You’ll Need:

• Minimum academic level of Bachelor’s Degree in STEM, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or related areas
• At least 5 years of experience on the buy or sell side in a repo trading or experience supporting these desks in a technical/quant strats role with an interest in moving into more of a business facing role
• Technically fluent using Python or other programming languages
• Sound understanding of short term rates complex and money markets with experience trading STIR products a big plus
• Solid understanding of cross asset financing complex also considered a big plus
• Strong understanding of the nuances around managing and optimizing around financial resource constraints with banks
• Deep knowledge of the fixed income financing counterparty base
• Proven ability to build strong internal partnerships and external counterparty relationships
• Demonstrated track record of improving processes, workflows, and infrastructure through automation and technology
• Reliable and predictable availability

Benefits include:

• Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Travel Medical Insurance
• Group Pension Scheme
• Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes
• Paid Parental Leave
• Commuter and CycleBenefits