CareerPlan

Central Risk Trader, Equities, Director or Vice President

NEW YORK, New York, United States of AmericaFull-time$200k–$300k2026-08-24 → 2026-11-11

Core

Manage portfolio trading flows and strategies for systematic and index rebalance events, generating trading revenues and managing book risk.

Role type

Director/Vice President Central Risk Trader (Equities)

Builds

Systematic trading strategies and index rebalance flow predictions

Domain

Equities, Index Rebalancing, Quantitative Risk Management

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, KDB/Q, quantitative risk modeling, Barra market risk models, P&L attribution, back-testing, statistical analysis, equity market mechanics

Preferred skills

Master's degree, experience in bank/Hedge Fund/Asset Manager

Technologies

Python, KDB/Q, Bloomberg

Responsibilities

Manage portfolios of systematic and index rebalance strategies; Research and predict equity index rebalancing events; Generate systematic trading strategies from idea to deployment; Monitor P&L and conduct backtests; Program in Python and KDB/Q to optimize alpha capture; Oversee risk of trading books across stocks, ETFs, and delta-one products; Coordinate with trading desks and control functions.

Seniority

Director/Vice President, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities