Low Latency Trading Consultant recruitment

Alexander Black Recruitment is urgently looking for an Electronic Trading Consultant to join our high profile client.

Our client provides independent expert advice, implementation and remediation for front office electronic trading environments. Their clients include leading investment banks, asset managers and hedge funds. They use well-established and bespoke methodologies to deliver solutions ranging from trading platform reviews to ultra-low latency design and development of front office trading systems. Their engagements span front office engagements within Fixed Income, Equities and FX. Specifically in the areas of:

Strategic consultancy

Remediation of electronic trading environments

Bespoke low latency development of front office systems

Latency Benchmarking.

You will: This role has come around due to an expansion and strategic change and report in to the two owners of the business.

§ Drive client facing consultancy engagements and internal initiatives

§ Prepare and present high quality client facing and internal collateral

§ Perform risk based project management and analysis within initiatives both internally and with clients

§ Contribute to the sales pipeline either directly or indirectly based on prior experience in consultancy and existing network within the city

§ Assist in driving my client forward strategically

Candidates Must Have:

• A strong industry knowledge of the electronic trading arena across Fixed Income, Equities and FX (Front office, real time, electronic trading)

• Evidence of strong analytical skills

• At least 6 years experience in investment banking, working for or with Tier 1 banks, large brokers etc. Ideally, candidates will have experience in consulting either internally for a large financial house or for one of the financial consultancies

• Interest, experience and strong demonstrable ability in at least one business asset class

• Awareness of the technical background required for developing or integrating low latency, front office systems

• Will show people skills and will have experience in man management

• Familiarity and strong contacts with the top financial houses and organizations within the city

• Interested in working for a small, specialist consultancy with all that this entails

• A strong academic background

• Evidence of the ability to persevere with difficult and demanding engagements

• Experience of developing multithreaded Java/C++ OO based applications for front office or algorithmic trading

My client has a family feel and traditional values but is known as by far the best low latency consultancy in the world. They have recently implemented a FIX standard for Fixed Income Trading. They have been trading for 8 years and have around 20 people in the office so personality fit is important. They are a privately owned debt and VC free entity so equity is a serious option.

My client is based in London

If this sounds of interest then please send your most recent cv to banking@alexanderblackrecruitment.co.uk or call James Holland on 0207 590 3681