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Our client is a leading hedgefund within the equity market sector with an enviable array of awards and accolades recognizing their success which they attribute to their valued staff and disciplined approach to alpha research, risk management and analytical approach. The firm places huge importance on collaborative working across the business and as such have created the new role of Equity Trading Analytics Director to lead and develop a central support services function within the organization. The Equity Trading Analytics Director will be accountable for trading analytics relating to global equity portfolios. The fund manages over 100 billion dollars in Assets Under Management and Transaction costs are a major cost to their business. As such the role will focus on Transaction Cost Analysis, Portfolio Capacity Analysis, Market Impact Analytics and related studies. The role will involve managing relationships with C level stake holders including the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Risk Officer as well as departmental heads across trading, research and portfolio management. There is 1 additional headcount allocated to this position. As such the role will focus on analytics and consulting C-level clients rather than team management. 

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have a direct approach to work, proactive, ambitious, outgoing, concerned with time management, high achieving, detail oriented.
• We require an individual with strong quantitative skills, particularly in statistics, analytics, linear modeling and econometrics as well as programming in KDB/Q. 
• We require a candidate with significant expertise in equity trading analytics including transaction cost analytics.  

If you would like to be considered for the position of Equity Trading Analytics Developer, or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team