Electronic Trading Jobs & Recruitment
What is Electronic Trading?
Electronic trading in FinTech is the process of buying financial products online using electronic trading platforms. Products could include bonds, foreign currencies, cryptocurrencies, or buying and selling shares.
Be a part of growing the electronic trading market by browsing some of our available roles below. EC1 Partners recruit individuals of all levels within the electronic trading space. Whether you have no industry experience and are looking to move into FinTech, or you are an industry specialist looking for a change of role, we will connect you to the most cutting-edge companies within the industry.
If electronic trading isn’t the right sector for you, discover other FinTech roles, or contact a member of our team today.
Live Electronic Trading Jobs
Product Support
Inclusive Foreign Exchange trading solution offering services all-in-one platform covers the complete FX trade cycle, is built for turn-key activation and is flexible to enable customers’ unique requirements & strategies.
As FX Support Analyst you will be the main point of contact for our clients. You will both support the Company suite of software and interact with our clients to understand their needs, design technical solutions and implement them, alongside the Company development team.
Responsibilities:
Global Support
Provide support to Company clients globally and advise on questions and queries.
Monitor Clients systems so that we can provide proactive / real time alerting & updates internally and externally.
Investigate issues to resolution, involving other parties and escalating where needed.
Identify steps to reproduce issues and replicate them by setting up VMs and replaying FIX messages.
Relationship Management
Liaise with clients to interpret queries for root cause analysis and propose appropriate workarounds and solutions.
Act as primary technical contact to allocated clients for new requirements, support and project deliverables.
Implementation & Design
Formulate business and workflow requirements into technical solutions
Use technical design and development skills to resolve complex problems across many different platforms
Work alongside developers throughout the firm to design, build, test, and deploy custom solutions
Implement and test new FX liquidity providers onto the Company liquidity aggregation engine
Work with teams across the firm to continually improve the product, and drive future innovation
Requirements
Technical knowledge and prior exposure to Linux and Shell-scripting.
Basic technical knowledge and a desire to improve in areas such as C++, Java, SQL and Python
Knowledge of FIX protocol.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate confidently and concisely to both business and technical clients and colleagues.
Desire to learn both the business and technical aspects of the financial capital markets in which Company operates.
Interested? We’d love to hear from you. Please click “apply now” to submit your CV for immediate review!
Sales Executive
We are working with a fintech company offering multi-asset end-to-end trading solutions to financial institutions. To support double-digit growth, our client are now significantly expanding their team and on the lookout for new sales talents for their offices based in London.
Their clients consist of investment banks, stock exchanges, brokers and pension funds.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and international company with offices around the globe including London, Toronto, Aix-en-Provence, New York, and Tokyo.
Position summary:
With the growth of its activities, our client is seeking a talented, enthusiastic, and motivated Sales Executive to join a highly skilled sales team in London.
You will report to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) who is based in London, and interact with international sales, pre-sales, professional services, product management and other team members. This is an exciting opportunity for professionals looking to enhance their career within a market leading organization.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Primary focus is on the identification, qualification, management and closure of new sales opportunities across both existing customers and new prospects using the MEDDIC methodology.
Responsible for creating and driving sales opportunities in the EMEA territory through the sales process.
Leverage critical resources across the organization to support the sales process.
Responsible for taking ownership of customer issues, focusing on providing them with the most advantageous solutions
Use of initiative – anticipating requirements and pro-actively seeking ways to add value for customers
Manage relationships with regional sale director clearly and consistently communicating account and pipeline progress.
Assist in coordination of trade shows, conferences and other industry events.
Position Requirements:
Experience from a software company selling cloud front office solutions (Saas).
Capital Market experience is a plus.
Experience with sales methodologies (such as MEDDIC).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail
Passionate about delivering high quality service to customers, with focus on continuous improvement
Bilingual English and German is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration and Management.
Strong communication and interpersonal skill.
Programme Manager
Data & Transformation – This global exchange is looking for a Programme Manager to join there Data & Transformation organisation. They are looking for a Programme Manager to work on projects within the Data & Analytics’ Transformation portfolio.
What you will be doing:
As the programme Manager you will be managing multiple projects of large size/complexity while working with other senior members of the team to ensure technical & business objectives are achieved.
Delivering software delivery programmes within the restriction of scope, time and cost.
Being able to manage large programmes while working independently.
Monitoring the costs, timescales and resources. used within the project.
Consistently updating senior stakeholders around the progress of project and any issues faced.
What you will bring:
Financial services experience, as well as multiple years experience working on complex large projects.
Project Risk & Staff Management experience.
Previous experience working on Data & Transformation projects within a Global Orgranisation (ideally within financial services)
Experience delivering projects both in waterfall & agile.
Extensive Stakeholder Management experience.
Must be London based – 2 – 3 days in the office
Senior Trading Onboarding Specialist
Are you looking to work in a high performing global team?
My client; a leading global exchange with an impressive brand is looking to onboard a Senior Trading Onboarding Specialist for their Regional team. As a Senior Trading Onboarding Specialist, you will be taking on a technically advanced role performing client facing and non-client facing tasks.
What you will be doing
Provide Level 2 support and training to team members
Configuration, building and setting up new feed session to connect/interconnect clients and brokers/bank portals
Support pre-sales teams with demonstrations and advise on architectural design, functionality, and integration aspects
Buy side/sell side client onboarding
What you bring
Up to 5 years project management experience in L2 FX Trading support role
Degree in Computer Science/Electronics or any IT stream
Experience in networking protocols, VPN, Extranet connectivity understanding of TCP/IP concepts.
Knowledge on Unix, SQL, C, C++, Java
Exposure to OMS/EMS products and Electronic Trading Domain
If this sounds like you, please forward your updated resume to [email protected] and let’s get on call for a confidential discussion!
Marketing Manager
We are working on an exclusive role with a leading global Fintech providing multi-asset electronic trading platforms across the globe.
Their platform is a “one-stop-shop” for Banks, Brokers and Buy-side Institutions, giving customers better trading solutions
The role requires an innovative, dynamic and proactive Marketing Manager who will be responsible for developing and executing marketing strategy and/or programs, campaigns, events and marketing services.
What you will be doing:
Develop and Execute a Go-to-Market Strategy
Responsible for assessment of existing and potential markets, campaigns, events and other marketing services, coordination of technical product development, development of product strategies, definition of promotional activities and product launch.
Drive lead generation, in a creative manor to create maximum engagement from clients
Creating collateral
What you bring:
Successful track record in B2B Marketing – ideally within SaaS or Financial services
Strong project management skills
Ability to work autonomously as well as part of the global team
Entrepreneurial mind-set with the ability to adapt to fast-paced changing environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Senior Algo Automation QA test Engineer
EC1 Partners are working closely with an E-Trading SAAS firm who are in search for a Senior Algorithmic QA Automation Test Engineer to be part of their dynamic, lean and agile Algo team.
You will focus on managing and executing automated test suites for their low-latency algo trading platform covering trading algorithms, quantitative analytics, reference data, and other electronic trading services globally.
Responsibilities:
Design, write, execute and maintain automated test cases for algorithmic trading platform and other trading-related applications and services.
Provide adequate test coverage based on specifications including trading algorithms, key risk controls, models and various features used by the trading platform.
Manage the testing cycle for regional algorithmic trading platform releases, identify and manage risks associated with changes, contribute to the design and improvement of the automation testing framework and offer insights and recommendations to improve the automation toolset.
Collaborate with stakeholders (business analysts, developers, product owners, quants, end-users, and others) to understand and define business requirements and acceptance criteria; cultivate a deep knowledge of the algorithmic trading products.
Contribute to 3rd line development support as part of a support rota.
Skills and Experience
Knowledge of darkpool & working in an Algo trading environment
Deep knowledge of equities markets and trading, particularly in UK/EMEA markets, ideally in the context of algorithmic trading.
Strong understanding of the agency brokerage business model and electronic trading, ideally in the context of algorithmic trading.
Deep knowledge of regulatory considerations for algorithmic trading in UK/EMEA including MiFIDII.
Solid experience of Dark Aggregation, Execution Algorithms, Smart Order Routing and market data.
Strong understanding of order management and use of OMS/EMS platforms such as InfoReach, Fidessa.
Strong experience of algo testing requirements under MiFIDII including key risk controls, disorderly market conditions, kill switch and stress tests.
Understanding of product development lifecycles and iterative development methods with a commitment to quality and excellence.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate and document testing plans and results.
Experience with CI/CD and automated testing frameworks like JBehave/Cucumber/JUnit, ideally in the context of algorithmic trading.
Experience with programming languages such as Java is a plus.
Experience with source control systems such as Git/Perforce and DevOps tooling such as Bamboo/GitLab.
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Our recruitment process is simple: we begin by tailoring our search plan for each client, working closely with them to establish timelines and expectations. We leverage our talent pool and extensive network to find suitable candidates. Next, we rank their profiles to make your decision on who to interview easier. Finally, the interview and assessment stages will take place.
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Electronic trading, also known as e-trading, is the use of electronic platforms and technologies for the buying and selling of financial instruments. It has revolutionised the financial industry by providing traders with real-time market data, faster execution times, and reduced transaction costs.
E-trading has expanded the reach of the financial markets, making it possible for traders and investors to participate from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. It has also increased the efficiency and speed of the trading process, allowing traders to make more informed decisions and execute trades faster.
Electronic trading has brought transparency and automation to the financial industry, making it more accessible to a wider range of participants. It has also helped to reduce the risks associated with traditional trading methods, such as human error and delayed execution times.
Whether you’re looking to work in Electronic Trading or are looking to find FinTech talent, EC1 Partners will utilise their years of industry experience and market access to connect you to the top FinTech companies worldwide and the greatest minds in Electronic Trading.
We don’t just place candidates; we guide you and provide support throughout the whole recruitment process. We have a proven track record in the FinTech space – if you want to talk through your requirements in more detail, get in touch with the team today.