Data Analyst

On the hunt for Data Analyst jobs in London, focused on the FX markets? Want to work for an international, market-leading FinTech, specialising in dynamic, electronic trading solutions? Look no further! Apply for this FX Data Analyst role today!
 
Company profile - FinTech
In this Data Analyst role, you will be working for a dynamic FinTech provider, specialising in trading technology, consultancy and support to market makers.
 
Founded in 2010, their diverse team has decades of collective automated trading experience in the disciplines of quantitative analytics, trading, sales and technology. A streamlined, highly skilled tech company, these industry leaders are looking to build upon recent success by growing their analytics function further.
 
Job description - Data Analyst
In this FX Support Analyst job in London, you will work as part of a small, but very important, global team that oversees real-time trading and operations across various strategies.
 
As part of your daily work, you will liaise with software developers and build strong relationships with customers, often at a very senior level, to keep the business running 24/7.
 
This increasingly varied role allows you to work alongside some of the best analytical minds in foreign exchange and gain a range of skill sets. You will gain exposure to a range of new and exciting services within options pricing for brokers and crypto!
 
Key responsibilities - Data Analyst
In this Data Analyst role, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing analytic models with the aim of P&L optimisation.
• Working as part of a global team to provide day-to-day first-line support to clients.
• Foster and grow strong relationships with clients to develop new and existing long-term partnerships.
• Work with developers to improve automated tools to aid monitoring and alerting in relation to key trading statistics.
• Monitor and manage risk exposures when they arise.
• Liaise with brokers, trading operations and back-office on trade/position breaks and other requirements.

 
Job requirements - Data Analyst
For this Trading Analyst job, we are looking for:

• A numerate degree from university, ideally Mathematics or similar.
• A quantitative, data-driven, detail-oriented approach to solving complex problems.
• Experience with programming and/or knowledge of FX would be beneficial.
• A real desire to learn about financial markets, an aptitude to understand risk and remove emotion from pressurised decision-making.
• You are highly motivated with a broad understanding of technology and an aptitude for learning, seeking immersion in the full detail of a problem from end to end.
• You will easily communicate scientific and computational principles to an unfamiliar audience.

 
Perks of the job - Data Analyst

• The opportunity to work with ex-Barclays directors with clear and defined success in this industry, the perfect beginning to life for a junior analyst.
• A modern approach to development and trading, coupled with a fantastic office space in Holborn.
• A close-knit company culture with plenty of work drinks and socials!
• Working closely as part of an international business will allow for deepening knowledge of world markets, as good a learning platform as any!