Trading Desk Operations, Senior Associate - Quant Trading Team

Crypto.com; Non (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate in Trading Desk Operations to enhance their trading team's efficiency. This role involves providing dedicated support to trading desks, managing trade life cycles, and developing innovative solutions to streamline operations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in finance or quantitative disciplines, along with experience in trading environments. If you're passionate about cryptocurrency and eager to make an impact in a dynamic setting, this opportunity could be your next career move.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Trading Assistant or Trade Support roles.
• Strong knowledge of trade life cycle and operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end trade support and perform trade bookings.
• Troubleshoot operational bottlenecks and develop monitoring tools.
• Assist in analysis of trading performance and P&L.

Skills

Python

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Critical Thinking

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting

Degree in Quantitative Discipline

Job description

The Quant Trading team is responsible for trading and managing risks associated with different crypto products, including spots and derivatives. The team develops and implements trading strategies in fast-paced and complex trading environments.

About the role:

We are looking for an Associate in Trading Desk Operations to join our trading team. You will help on the operational side of the trading desk, supporting trading and funding operations and streamlining processes to support the growth of our Trading business. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the trade life cycle for the particular trading desk you will support.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated end-to-end trade support to assigned trading desks, perform trade bookings, trade verifications, balance and position reconciliations, P&L attributions
• Troubleshoot operational bottlenecks, delays, and other problems presented throughout the trade life cycle
• Using coding, develop and enhance booking and reconciliation procedures
• Real-time monitoring and escalation on risk positions against internal thresholds and develop new monitoring tools for the desk
• Design and develop booking model for new products and corresponding checks and reconciliations
• Set up of new accounts and trading books, maintain data integrity and data mapping
• Perform funding operations and settlement checks, investigate and resolve fund transfer issues, liaising internally with Treasury or with external brokers
• Review funding usage and manage internal capital distribution records
• Assist in analysis of trading performance, P&L and risk attribution
• Assist promptly in adhoc/urgent requests from the trading desks relating to trade bookings or funding requests
• Engage with developers on projects that further enhance system infrastructure and controls

Requirements

• Degree holder in Finance/Accounting or Quantitative discipline
• 5+ years of working experience on the Trading floor as Trading Assistant or Trade Support or in relevant functions such as Middle Office, Product Control in a financial services or crypto trading firm
• Have working knowledge in Python and an interest to expand your technical skills
• Excellent problem solving skills, detailed oriented mindset with a high degree of accuracy
• Positive and proactive, critical thinker who strives for continuous improvement
• A product owner, results oriented, think outside of the box and can deliver under pressure
• Thrive to work in a dynamic environment, passionate about cryptocurrency and blockchain

Why we do it

Here at Crypto.com we are committed to creating an environment where internal talent is recognised and career growth and opportunities are presented to everyone in a fair and transparent way.

We want everyone to feel empowered in taking ownership of their careers and openly encourage our people leaders to nurture and develop Talent within their teams and across the organisation to realise our true ambition of being here for good.

Our colleagues around the world are our biggest asset and we want our people to be able to grow their careers with us, making it easy to move internally as easily as it is to move externally.

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