Program Trading & ETF FX Trader

Artisan Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Artisan Partners is seeking a Trader to join our Program Trading & FX team in San Francisco, CA. The role focuses on efficient execution of equity baskets, ETF-related activity, and supporting our evolving trading strategy across global markets.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in equity trading, experience with algorithmic trading, dispersion analysis, and portfolio construction, with familiarity in FX and ETF flows, plus strong analytics and Excel proficiency.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics or business.
• Comprehensive understanding of financial services, investment products, securities operations and trade lifecycle.
• 3-5 years of trading experience with a strong background in equity markets, including trading baskets and algorithmic trading.
• ETF knowledge preferred, including familiarity with primary market structure (creations and redemptions), secondary market dynamics (liquidity, spreads, premiums/discounts), and portfolio implementation related to ETF flows
• Familiarity with FX markets and currency hedging a plus.
• Strong analytical, quantitative skill set with proven experience using advanced technology to create efficiency.
• FINRA Series 7 license a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the analysis and implementation of portfolio construction for account transitions, client and regulatory guidelines, rebalances, and cash flow events, and execution of the necessary equity and FX-related orders.
• Review and manage investment dispersion relative to models for multiple global strategies and portfolios, including various vehicle types (mutual funds, separately managed accounts, private funds, etc.).
• Support ETF-related activities, including primary market interactions (creations and redemptions) and executions of trades and FX tied to ETF flows
• Maintain trading blotter, including but not limited to: building trades, running trades through compliance (addressing alerts and warnings), routing trades and execution instructions to brokers, confirming trades with brokers, allocating and booking out trades
• Support transaction cost analysis (TCA) as well as develop trade strategies through pre/intra/post trade data analysis to optimize trade execution to minimize market impact, transaction costs and risk.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, acting as a partner to Trading, Portfolio Managers and Analysts
• Deliver on ad hoc requests related to Program Trading and FX, while monitoring market conditions and liquidity in real time, and staying up to date on relevant market structure and news for various markets
• Partner with Technology to continuously identify areas to improve and automate workflows as well as evaluate new tools and processes

Skills

Equity trading

Algorithmic trading

FX markets

Dispersion analysis

Portfolio construction

Stakeholder management

Education

Undergraduate degree in finance/economics/business

Tools

Bloomberg

Charles River

Flex Trade

Excel

Job description

Artisan Partners is seeking a Trader to join our Program Trading & FX team in San Francisco, CA. The role focuses on efficient execution of equity baskets, ETF-related activity, and supporting our evolving trading strategy across global markets.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in equity trading, experience with algorithmic trading, dispersion analysis, and portfolio construction, with familiarity in FX and ETF flows, plus strong analytics and Excel proficiency.