Quantitative Trading Technology Director

Company: CTI Education Group
Location: Wayzata
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Job Description - Quantitative Trading Technology Director (WAY08449) Job Description Quantitative Trading Technology Director - WAY08449 Description Want to---build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill's agricultural supply chain business, where we seamlessly connect farming customers with food, feed and industry. JOB PURPOSE AND IMPACT-- The Quantitative Trade Execution Technology Director will identify, architect and implement trading technology solutions to allow the organization to achieve its vision of transforming quantitative trading and execution. In this role, you will drive the strategy of building out new enterprise wide quantitative, electronic and algorithmic trading capabilities, partnering with trading execution stakeholders to manage technology projects and teams to drive actions and track concrete metrics to measure results and meet timelines. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES--

• Architect systems and make design decisions for the enterprise electronic trading platform and actively lead the development team to complete the build.
• Serve as the primary software architect to create a highly automated trading, electronic and algorithmic platform and analyze the feasibility of integrating in new technologies.
• Partner with business stakeholders to establish timelines and allocate resources to execute the vision of the group.
• Keep project stakeholders apprised of progress and delays for the project implementation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to coordinate the integration of the trading platform into other areas of the organization.
• Research and identify new technologies and projects used in the electronic, quantitative and algorithmic trading businesses and by competitors and have awareness of threats and opportunities from competitors.
• Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
• Other duties as assigned Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS--
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics economics, physics or equivalent experience
  • Experience working with cloud based services
  • Experience working with and designing low latency and high throughput messaging frameworks
  • Experience with high performance computing hardware and software
  • Experience with latency minimization within electronic and automated trading systems
  • Experience with designing and architecting low latency electronic, automated, and high frequency trading systems and capabilities
  • Experience with quantitative financial, economic and time series models
  • Strong understanding of automated and algorithmic trading
  • Experience using various programming languages
  • Minimum of six years of related work experience PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS--
    • Three years of supervisory experience
    • Minimum of 15 years of software development experience
    • Minimum of 10 years of experience working in financial firms in quantitative research and trading roles If selected for an interview you will be required to submit your past two performance reviews. Job Primary Location US-MN-Wayzata Schedule Full-time Job Type Standard Shift Day Job At Cargill, everyone matters and everyone counts. Cargill is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. As such and in alignment with our Guiding Principles, Cargill's long-standing equal employment opportunity policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, family status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, union affiliation, or any other status protected by law. Cargill also complies with all applicable national and local laws and regulations pertaining to non-discrimination and employment.
      
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