Execution Trader — Electronic Markets — San Diego

The San Diego, CA opening for a Execution Trader — Electronic Markets is fully remote and restricted to applicants in that area. Its mandate is to improve how investment decisions reach electronic markets while controlling live-order risk while providing Pacific Time coverage of late-session liquidity and post-close validation.

Compensation and Benefits

About the Role

The central responsibility of the San Diego, CA opening is electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability. The assigned window includes Pacific Time coverage of late-session liquidity and post-close validation. Success requires reproducible work, prompt escalation, and clear ownership through review and production use.

San Diego Operating Focus

The San Diego opening emphasizes careful West Coast review and complete handoffs for the next trading day. This opening concentrates on the later part of the U.S. session, when liquidity can change quickly around the close. It also reviews after-hours results and system behavior before the next day begins. Written handoffs must separate completed work, active risk, and research questions that do not require an immediate trading response. For this role, that means direct ownership of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Pacific Time coverage of late-session liquidity and post-close validation.

First Review Cycle

The initial San Diego, CA review combines Pacific Time coverage of late-session liquidity and post-close validation with a controlled examination of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions. Each material observation needs a source, a time, and a defined owner. The evidence package includes this task: Oversee electronic execution and exception handling. It also includes this task: Analyze implementation shortfall, impact, and venue outcomes. The San Diego opening emphasizes careful West Coast review and complete handoffs for the next trading day. A peer will review both results from the same source data. The review is complete when a peer can reproduce the evidence, inspect the decision limit, and trace the outcome through electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electronic execution and exception handling
• Analyze implementation shortfall, impact, and venue outcomes
• Develop broker and algorithm scorecards
• Coordinate incident response with engineering and risk
• Own live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Pacific Time coverage of late-session liquidity and post-close validation.

Required Qualifications

• Direct electronic-trading or execution-analytics experience
• Knowledge of order types, auctions, and U.S. market structure
• Strong SQL and post-trade analytical ability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with broker algorithms, venue analysis, and best-execution review
• Ability to act quickly while preserving complete order and incident records
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the San Diego, CA 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 San Diego, CA 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.