Trading Operations Analyst

PDT Partners is seeking a sharp, independent analyst to join their Technical and Trading Operations team. This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the center of a leading quantitative trading firm, with exposure to many parts of the business and a crucial role in helping them fit together. The analyst will work collaboratively with team members and other stakeholders to oversee trading and technology, respond to alerts and irregular activity, and drive continual improvement in processes and tools. The role will also involve building tools and automation to enhance operational capabilities.

• Monitor trading and portfolios to ensure adherence to risk and trading limits.
• Monitor and guide the successful execution of algorithmic trading, rolls, and hedging.
• Triage outages and order problems, working with internal and external groups if necessary.
• Provide market and trading analysis, proactively investigate new opportunities, and provide recommendations.
• Prepare for and respond to market events, corporate actions, and regulatory changes.
• Help manage the deployment of new strategies and models.
• Help design and develop internal tools, dashboards, and automation.
• Support post-trade activities to aid.

• Sharp and independent analyst
• Experience in technical and trading operations
• Ability to manage production plant and run global real-time algorithmic trading
• Collaborative team player
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to respond to alerts and irregular activity
• Focus on European coverage
• Sense of urgency and quick problem-solving skills
• Drive continual improvement in processes and tools
• Build tools and automation to improve operational capabilities
• Monitor trading and portfolios to ensure adherence to risk and trading limits
• Guide successful execution of algorithmic trading, rolls, and hedging
• Triage outages and order problems
• Provide market and trading analysis
• Proactively investigate new opportunities and provide recommendations
• Prepare for and respond to market events, corporate actions, and regulatory changes
• Assist in the deployment of new strategies and models
• Design and develop internal tools, dashboards, and automation
• Support post-trade activities

• Exposure to a leading quantitative trading firm
• Opportunity to work with various teams and parts of the business
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunity for continual improvement and driving efficiency
• Building tools and automation to improve operational capabilities
• Stellar 25+ year track record and reputation for excellence
• High employee-retention rate
• Intellectually exceptional and diverse community
• Opportunity to monitor and guide algorithmic trading
• Market and trading analysis
• Preparation and response to market events, corporate actions, and regulatory changes
• Involvement in the deployment of new strategies and models
• Design and development of internal tools, dashboards, and automation
• Support for post-trade activities
• Exposure to financial markets and asset classes
• Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Opportunity to work with various technical competencies such as Python, Flask, Java, C#, SQL, UNIX/Linux, networking, cloud technologies, scheduling/orchestration, etc.
• Competitive salary range of $125,000 to $225,000 (excluding potential bonuses)