Based in the Phoenix, AZ area, this fully remote Senior Systematic Trader — U.S. Equities will own daily oversight and continued improvement of systematic U.S.-equity trading. The operating schedule centers on year-round Mountain Standard Time coverage as national clock alignments change.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary: $225,000–$325,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the Phoenix, AZ area
Experience: 7+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level
About the Role
This opening gives the Phoenix, AZ hire responsibility for live strategy supervision, exposure limits, execution review, incident response, and controlled production experiments, with operating coverage focused on year-round Mountain Standard Time coverage as national clock alignments change. You will connect research, engineering, trading, and risk without hiding uncertainty or operational tradeoffs.
Phoenix Operating Focus
The Phoenix opening emphasizes explicit handoff rules during daylight-saving changes and dependable afternoon review. Arizona does not observe daylight-saving time, so the relationship between local hours and other U.S. teams changes during the year. This opening owns a written clock-change checklist for meetings, market events, alerts, and shift transfers. The objective is simple: no missed review or unclear owner because another region moved its clock. For this role, that means direct ownership of live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review during year-round Mountain Standard Time coverage as national clock alignments change.
First Review Cycle
During the initial operating review in Phoenix, AZ, you will examine live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review while the assigned schedule covers year-round Mountain Standard Time coverage as national clock alignments change. Normal controls remain in force throughout the review. You will first complete this task: Investigate slippage, drift, and unusual market behavior. You will then complete this task: Define escalation and controlled-shutdown procedures. The Phoenix opening emphasizes explicit handoff rules during daylight-saving changes and dependable afternoon review. An unexpected result stays open until the evidence supports a disposition. At the end of the cycle, you will show how the evidence supports or challenges live strategy supervision, exposure limits, execution review, incident response, and controlled production experiments. Open questions stay visible until another review resolves them.
Responsibilities
- Monitor strategies, exposures, limits, and execution quality
- Investigate slippage, drift, and unusual market behavior
- Define escalation and controlled-shutdown procedures
- Work with research on production experiments and post-trade review
- Own live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review during year-round Mountain Standard Time coverage as national clock alignments change.
Required Qualifications
- Seven or more years in systematic trading or electronic markets
- Direct experience with U.S.-equity execution and market structure
- Calm, documented decision-making under live-market pressure
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supervising multiple systematic strategies in production
- Knowledge of broker controls, market incidents, and trading-system recovery
- Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the Phoenix, AZ opening.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
- 401(k) plan with company matching
- Flexible paid time off and company holidays
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
- Remote-work equipment and home-office support
- Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level
Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.
How to Apply
Submit a current resume through the application form for the Phoenix, AZ opening. A short cover letter is optional. We will contact qualified applicants about the interview process and next steps.
Equal Opportunity
Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.