The role
We are seeking an ambitous, efficient high-performer to support our current trading teams and develop new financial markets opportunies for Positive Equity traders.
Who we are
We are Positive Equity, a group of traders, technology and finance professionals who have come from Ireland, Croatia and all over the world to be successful in careers we love. There are some very special ingredients to our collective success: awesome people, team-oriented trading floors and a non-stop flow of new ideas. This is an exciting opportunity to join our elite finanical markets team, at the forefront of the electronic trading evolution. Interested? It could change your life.
What we do
We trade the world's major electronic futures and stock markets, from equity indices and commodities to interest rates and FX, from our trading floors in Harcourt Street, Dublin and Zagreb / Split, Croatia. Our number one job is trading success.
Skills and experience we value
- Hard and smart work, rock-solid discipline and innovating together
- Competitive, independent growth mindsets
- Passion for number-crunching; statistics; fast data; data analysis; hunger for learning
- Front office / trading / brokerage / fintech experience
What you will be doing
Working alongside our executive board, you will help us explore new trading and business opportunities. You will be an integral part of our internship, trainee trader and senior trader hiring programs. You will help to ensure our trading floors run smoothy and efficiently. You will work with all of the key stakeholdes in our business regularly. You will play a key role in our Management, Innovation and Hiring teams.
Key repsonsibilities
- Managing our intern and trainee trader hiring processes, liasing with recruiters, universities and unversity student groups, mentoring our trading interns
- Advocating and exploiting avenues for growth in P&L of Positive Equity's operations globally, from managing the development of new software and tools to senior trader recruitment
- Fostering and growing relationships with our trading exchanges, clearing banks, software vendors, coding teams and our other key partners, as well as developing new partnerships
- Execution of business data processes to ensure the smooth running of our trader support services
Your skills and experience
- You are an A-lister, a high-level operator who gets the job done
- Prior trading or brokerage experience in electronic trading markets
* Proven record of success in a fast-paced business environment managing multiples projects, where change is expected and embraced
- Experience in managing high-performing teams with responsibility for results
- Proven track record of leadership and influencing roles in business decision-making using complex data
- Expertise using key data tools such as Excel, python and database management to present data in a clear, concise manner to stakeholders.
- Experience in the major functional areas of a regulated financial service group – financial markets, risk, treasury, audit, compliance, outsourcing
- Excellent communicator and negotiator in verbal and written media
- Expert relationship-builder within all levels of your professional networks, from new recruits to senior staff
Good to haves:
- Passion for financial markets, geopolitics and what drives the world's economies
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Math, Stats, Economics or data-related field
- Coding and process automation expertise
- Experience in leading and managing multinational, remote teams
- High proficiency in data analysis tools such as Excel, python, SQL
- Knowledge of high-speed comms networks and infrastructure
- Track record of scaling business operations
What we offer
- Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses
- Health and pension benefits
- Hybrid working model with centrally-located headquarters in Dublin city centre
- Annual company-wide weekend trip