Trading Operations Specialist – Equities (Hedge Fund)

Trading Operations Specialist – Systematic Equities

Central London · 4 days a week in the office · Full-time · Highly competitive package

A leading global multi-strategy hedge fund is hiring a Trading Operations Specialist for its systematic equities team in London. You’ll keep a fully automated global equities trading platform running smoothly, fix problems in real time, and use AI tools and code to automate away recurring issues.

This is a desk-facing role. You’ll sit at the centre of the trading process, working directly with portfolio managers, quant researchers, engineers and brokers.

What you’ll do

• Monitor live trading through the day and investigate and resolve issues as they happen: order rejects, execution breaks, broker connectivity problems, and position or P&L discrepancies.
• Manage short locates and borrow availability so the strategies can trade as intended.
• Monitor systematic risk and escalate exceptions quickly and clearly.
• Work with brokers and prime brokers to resolve trade, connectivity and settlement-impacting issues.
• Find recurring operational problems and automate them away, using AI tools and/or Python.
• Help improve the end-to-end trade flow as the platform scales.

What we’re looking for

• 3+ years in equities operations: trade support, middle office, trading assistant, or trading or execution operations at a bank, hedge fund or trading firm.
• Strong understanding of the equities trade lifecycle: cash equities, swaps/CFDs, Delta One or equity finance.
• Proven experience fixing live issues during market hours, not just next-day reconciliation.
• Hands-on use of AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude or similar) to automate or improve processes. Python and SQL are a strong plus.
• Calm under pressure, with clear communication across trading, technology and external counterparties.
• Wants a long-term career in trading operations.

Nice to have

• Exposure to securities lending, stock borrow or short locates.
• Experience with FIX, OMS/EMS platforms or systematic/quant trading environments.

Why apply

• A high-impact seat on a growing systematic team at a top-tier fund.
• Real scope to automate and shape how the desk runs.
• Highly competitive base and bonus.

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