Trexquant
Head of Trading and Operations (USA)
$200K
New York, New York +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- New York, New York
Stamford, Connecticut - Experience
- 8+ years in trading operations, middle office, or related functions at a quantitative hedge fund or systematic proprietary trading firm.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or another related STEM field.
About the job
Leads daily trading operations across global markets, ensuring reliable execution, settlement, reconciliation, and execution-quality monitoring.
What you'll do
- Oversee trading activities and ensure accurate, timely execution, settlement, and reconciliation.
- Maintain reliable operational processes by identifying and resolving issues proactively.
- Monitor trading performance, transaction costs, broker connectivity, and execution quality with execution teams.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience in trading operations, middle office, or related functions at a quantitative hedge fund or systematic proprietary trading firm.
- Bachelor's, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or another related STEM field.
- Strong understanding of global equity trading, trade lifecycle management, prime brokerage, clearing, and settlement.
- Experience overseeing complex automated trading environments across multiple markets and asset classes; strong technical and systematic trading infrastructure fluency.
Nice to have
- Experience scaling trading operations across multiple asset classes is highly desirable.
Pay
$200,000 USD base salary
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