Trading Team Manager
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 195000 - 225000
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
What Youll Do:
As the Trading Team Manager you will be fully accountable for leading and developing a high-performing team of traders to scale out business solve complex problems and drive measurable business outcomes aligned with the firms strategy. This role requires the ability to operate autonomously maximize the potential of your team and strategically partner across the organization. You will report directly to the Head of Trading.
What Youll Need:
- Experience level: minimum 2 years experience managing teams is a requirement. We are looking for a candidate who can operate as an Independent Manager and Trusted Leader demonstrating the ability to manage multiple trading desks with little supervision and take full accountability for team outcomes.
- Clear and Purposeful Communication Skills that will elevate core concerns create alignment and drive results.
- Market experience: Experience at a market making firm is highly desired. (Experience in options market making is not required)
- Cross-Functional Acumen: Proven experience collaborating with Quants Data Scientists Applied Scientists and Developers to collaborate on strategy and project execution.
- Leadership Competencies:
- Strategic Vision Setting: The capability to translate high-level firm OKRs into a clear compelling and actionable direction for teams.
- Desire to Coach: A genuine desire and empathy for mentoring and accelerating the growth of team members.
- Decisive Performance Management: Aptitude for both recognizing success and decisively correcting underperformance.
- Business-Growth Mindset: Ability to prioritize and to focus on solving business problems while actively identifying opportunities to build and scale the trading desk.
- Accountability: Proven resolve and fairness in utilizing performance management tools to maintain high performance standards.
What Youll Get:
- Competitive salaries and performance bonuses
- Top-tier medical and dental coverage
- Relocation assistance packages
- Generous vacation policy
- Training opportunities and continuing education
- Catered lunch snacks and beverages
- Group outings and company parties
- Casual dress environment
Salary range
- $00
- This position is also eligible for anannual discretionary bonus.
Our Vision
- Valkyries vision is to be an organization where curious driven and innovative people are able to compete and win in the worlds most competitive landscape the financial markets. Daily competition in the financial markets provides the ideal arena to push ourselves further as we are ever striving to grow improve and win. We recognize that there are extraordinary opportunities to be had every day and by exploring collaborating and building we can accomplish remarkable results together.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Computer Hardware
- Fund Management
- Attorney At Law
- Jni
- Analytics
About Company
Valkyrie Trading was formed in Chicago in 2011 with the intent of embracing trading opportunities and technology in the modern financial marketplace. Positioned in the heart of the derivatives trading capital of the world, Valkyrie aims to provide liquidity to various disjoint, compet ... View more
