High-Touch Execution Strategist

Open Opportunities :: Squarepoint

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London Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted November 4, 2025 Last posted November 4, 2025
Job description

We are looking to add a High-Touch Execution Strategist to our Quant Execution Analytics (QEA) team. Our team manages the central high-touch execution ecosystem across asset classes, and you will be responsible for interfacing with our traders, execution quants, external counterparties and other internal stakeholders on designing and improving our execution processes, as well as onboarding new products to trade. If you are looking to join a fast paced, ever-evolving environment, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with strategists to understand requirements and onboard new flows into the High-Touch execution pipeline
  • Collect market intelligence and analyze market microstructures
  • Review transaction costs and recommend trading improvements in coordination with traders and quantitative developers
  • Liaise with dealers and external platforms (Tradeweb, Bloomberg, etc.)
  • Promote and enforce best trading practices on the High-Touch desk

Role Requirements:

  • 2–4 years of experience in a High-Touch execution role
  • Proficiency in Python and/or KDB
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Familiarity with transaction cost analysis (TCA)
  • Experience with project management tools and methodologies
  • Git/Jupyter skills are a plus
  • Ability to work closely with trading desks and understand detailed market structures
About this role

Summary

Manage trading processes, analyze market microstructures, improve execution strategies, collaborate with traders and stakeholders.

Job title

High-Touch Execution Strategist

Experience level

2-4 years

Industry

finance

Location requirements

London, no remote work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PythonKDBanalysiscommunicationGitJupyter

Preferred skills

project management

Specializations

asset classesexecution processesmicrostructurestransaction cost analysis
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

London, UK

On-site City