Executive

This role will be based on the Sydney Equity Trading desk which is a regional desk that covers pan-APAC execution and supports multiple internal investment teams. Trading is a collaborative team that works directly with Portfolio Management to add value to the investment process, access liquidity and deliver consistently strong execution.

Research, evaluate and implement transformative trading processes, technologies, and analytic tools through quantitative, data-driven research to help scale the Systematic Investment business in its ability to manage cashflows and significant trading events while managing market impact and minimizing transaction costs. This applies to all Investment Teams trading in the region.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Utilize statistical techniques and metrics to help create a data driven trading process to minimize the impact of systematic order execution, access liquidity, improve performance and achieve best execution.
- Efficiently capture information to support trading decisions
- Mix creativity and analytical disciplines in strategy optimization, execution, and risk management.
- Create actionable execution recommendations based on pre-trade quantitative analysis and an understanding of market structure.
- Help create post-trade transaction cost analysis models and reports for evaluation of systematic executions and future improvements.
- Contribute to the Design and Development of automated systematic trading system.
- Provide feedback to portfolio managers on live orders and market liquidity in real time.
- Manage orders in a risk-controlled manner as a fiduciary and contribute to the investment process to reduce transaction costs and identify outperformance opportunities
- Maintain sell-side relationships

**Key Skills**:

- In-depth understanding of the global trading landscape, market microstructure and able to demonstrate an understanding of structural, fundamental, and technical factors.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in systematic equity trading role or similar.
- Experience in electronic trading strategies, portfolio and index trading, TCA evaluation, and execution quality tools.
- securities industry rules and regulations
- Ability to identify and grasp complex issues facing the business and find innovative solutions to them
- Experience in a programming language for data analytics (Python)
- Knowledge and experience with Aladdin and Portware data models preferred, FIX protocol, design and implementation of a broker wheel, SOR, electronic venues, etc.
- A good knowledge of market impact cost modeling and research over single and multi-horizon.
- A good understanding of short-term quantitative trading models, portfolio construction and risk models.
- Attention to detail, adaptable and hungry to learn.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively when faced with problems and opportunities. Eager to look for new ways of doing things.
- Ability to thrive on the challenge of competitive pressures and remain focused on client needs.
- Ability to communicate concepts and ideas, both verbally and via documentation, and be able to defend their validity and target messages to different audiences.
- Excellent problem solver who is self-directed, highly motivated, and able to work independently and comfortable working in a fluid environment with shifting priorities
- Strong team player and ability to collaborate with others

**About Macquarie Asset Management**

Macquarie Asset Management is a global asset manager that aims to deliver positive impact for everyone. Trusted by institutions, pension funds, governments, and individuals to manage more than $A735.5 billion in assets globally, we provide access to specialist investment expertise across a range of capabilities including fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions, private credit, infrastructure, renewables, natural assets, real estate, and transportation finance.

**Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion**

The diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths. An inclusive and equitable environment enables us to deliver innovative and sustainable outcomes for our people, clients, shareholders and communities. From day one, you'll be encouraged to be yourself and supported to perform at your best. If our purpose of ‘empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future’ is as inspiring to you as it is to us, please apply. With the right technology, support and resources, our people can work in a range of flexible ways.

**About Macquarie**:
A career at Macquarie means you’ll have the opportunity to develop and utilise new skills, explore interesting fields and do challenging work that will impact the lives of people around the world—whether it’s accelerating the green energy transition, helping sustain global food supplies, financing social housing projects or investing in essential infrastructure. At Macquarie, we’re empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future