Trading Operations Associate

We are recruiting on behalf of a fast-paced trading firm powering financial markets with advanced systems and real-time execution capabilities. They are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Trading Operations Associate to join their high-performance team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trading activity across multiple brokerages to ensure all orders are being placed, filled, and confirmed correctly in real-time.
• Support market making operations by checking order flows, matching trades against broker reports, and confirming positions are accurate.
• Troubleshoot trade issues like missing fills, rejected orders, or incorrect executions, and fix them quickly by working with brokers and tech teams.
• Maintain dashboards and trading logs that show real-time performance, open positions, and any system alerts or issues.
• Go over historical trading behaviour and suggest improvements to the quantitative research team based on historical performance and daily trading patterns noticed.
• Identify unusual trading behavior or risk flags (like sudden volume spikes or pricing errors) and report them to traders or risk teams.
• Coordinate with brokers, engineering, and traders to solve trade issues, improve workflows, and make sure systems are running smoothly.
• Assist with daily PnL checks and end-of-day reports, making sure trade and pricing data are accurate before finalizing numbers.
• Test new trading strategies or system changes (like algo updates or market feed changes) in a controlled environment before going live.
• Suggest and implement improvements to internal tools, focusing on reducing manual work, avoiding errors, and making the process more efficient.

Preferred Background

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot live trading issues and drive operational improvements independently.
• Highly adaptable and comfortable working in an evolving, high-pressure, trading environment.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills to work across brokers, engineering, and trading teams.
• Experience in fast-paced environments like trading operations, finance, tech, or startups.
• Strong written communication skills to maintain clear trade reports, issue logs, and internal documentation.
• Some knowledge of finance, trading systems, and capital markets is a strong plus.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple real-time trading issues simultaneously, and meet tight deadlines.
• 6+ years of experience in a front-office, risk-taking, trading environment.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Key Skills

• Linux command line proficiency
• SQL for querying trade and system data
• Fast decision making under pressure
• Strong sense of ownership and proactive problem solving
• Trading background is advantageous, especially with exposure to real-time environments