JOB DETAILS
High-Touch Execution Strategist
CompanySquarepoint Capital
LocationLondon
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 26, 2025

About The Company
Squarepoint is a leading global investment management firm that develops quantitative investment strategies to achieve high quality returns for our clients. We are a data and technology driven firm who specialize in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.
About the Role
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<p><strong>Team: Quant Execution Analytics (QEA)</strong></p>
<p><span data-teams="true">We are looking to add a High-Touch Execution Strategist to our Quant Execution Analytics (QEA) team. Our team manages the central high-touch execution ecosystem across asset classes, and you will be responsible for interfacing with our traders, execution quants, external counterparties and other internal stakeholders on designing and improving our execution processes, as well as onboarding new products to trade. If you are looking to join a fast paced, ever-evolving environment, we encourage you to apply.</span></p>
<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Collaborate with strategists to understand requirements and onboard new flows into the High-Touch execution pipeline</li>
<li>Collect market intelligence and analyze market microstructures</li>
<li>Review transaction costs and recommend trading improvements in coordination with traders and quantitative developers</li>
<li>Liaise with dealers and external platforms (Tradeweb, Bloomberg, etc.)</li>
<li>Promote and enforce best trading practices on the High-Touch desk</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Role Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2–4 years of experience in a High-Touch execution role</li>
<li>Proficiency in Python and/or KDB</li>
<li>Strong analytical and communication skills</li>
<li>Familiarity with transaction cost analysis (TCA)</li>
<li>Experience with project management tools and methodologies</li>
<li>Git/Jupyter skills are a plus</li>
<li>Ability to work closely with trading desks and understand detailed market structures</li>
</ul>
Key Skills
High-Touch ExecutionPythonKDBAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsTransaction Cost AnalysisProject ManagementGitJupyter
Categories
Finance & AccountingData & AnalyticsTechnology
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The High-Touch Execution Strategist will collaborate with strategists to onboard new flows into the execution pipeline and analyze market microstructures. They will also review transaction costs and recommend trading improvements while promoting best practices on the High-Touch desk.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
1954
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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