Job Posting: Quantitative Trading Operations

Location: Shanghai

Employment Type: Full time 

Job Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

1.Trading Execution & Full-Stack Monitoring

  • Perform initialization checks for cash positions, security holdings, risk thresholds, and system startup parameters to ensure “zero-error” status before market open.
  • Track real-time trading system health, monitoring Tick-to-Trade latency, order flow velocity (order/cancel frequency), and execution status.
  • Provide immediate response and intervention for trading anomalies; collaborate with the technical team to troubleshoot and resolve underlying issues to ensure business continuity.

2.Strategy Management & Multi-dimensional Risk Control

  • Accurately adjust strategy weights, position exposures, and risk limits based on instructions from PMs and the risk team.
  • Strictly implement regulatory requirements, monitoring and preventing prohibited activities such as self-trade and abnormal price fluctuations.
  • Monitor account margin utilization, market risk factor exposures, and overall portfolio risk profiles.

3.Data Maintenance & Treasury Management

  • Perform daily reconciliations to ensure absolute accuracy of Net Asset Value (NAV), P&L, transaction fees, and margin levels.
  • Manage fund transfers between accounts, deposits/withdrawals, and financing leverage to optimize cash flow efficiency and liquidity safety.

4.External Onboarding & Regulatory Reporting

  • Manage day-to-day communications with brokers and exchanges regarding trading permission applications, strategy/system onboarding, and counter parameter tuning.
  • Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for market data and trading interfaces (e.g., look-through regulatory testing, exchange-wide connectivity tests) to ensure smooth production launches.
  • Complete high-quality professional reports including Programmatic Trading Filings, abnormal trading explanations, and “look-through” client identity checks with high efficiency and timeliness.

5.Process Automation

  • Build automated reconciliation systems, monitoring dashboards, or reporting tools using Python / VBA to eliminate manual operational risks.
  • Deeply participate in the digitalization of operational workflows, translating operational expertise into standardized, production-grade code.

 

Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, STEM (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, etc.), or related fields.
  • Hold the AMAC (Asset Management Association of China) Fund Practitioner Certificate (Private Securities Investment).
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in trading operations within a quantitative trading institution or brokerage; familiar with the full quantitative trading lifecycle.
  • Proficient in Python and VBA, with the ability to develop production-grade automation scripts.
  • Understanding of market microstructure and mainstream trading architectures; basic knowledge of low-latency trading.
  • A “zero-tolerance” mindset for errors and extreme sensitivity to data; ability to remain calm and decisive under high-pressure trading environments.
  • Excellent coordination skills to bridge the gap between Investment/Research, Technology, and external institutions to drive complex business initiatives.

 

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To apply: please email your CV and Cover Letter to apply@algospace.com