AI and Trading Analytics Researcher, AVP

Overview

Who We Are Looking For: The AI and Trading Analytics Researcher (Assistant Vice President) will be a member of the AI and Trading Analytics team within State Street Associates (SSA), the quantitative research division of State Street Markets. The team conducts quantitative research on financial markets, develops systematic trading models, alpha signals, and analytics that support Markets trading businesses (FX, Financing Solutions, etc.).

They will contribute to the development of an agentic AI platform to empower trading and sales desks to derive insights more efficiently. The AI and Trading Analytics team operates at the intersection of quantitative research, markets, and technology, with a hybrid work model on the trading floor in Boston and at SSA’s research offices in Cambridge. SSA provides a research platform focusing on proprietary indicators and novel empirical methods, collaborating closely with SSA researchers and academic partners to apply statistical and ML techniques to extend core research insights into systematic strategies and predictive signals for internal trading desks.

The role emphasizes end‑to‑end research from idea generation and model development through validation and implementation, aiming for robust, interpretable, and scalable approaches that bridge academic research, empirical market analysis, and real‑world trading application.

Why this role is important to us The team is part of State Street Markets, delivering innovative platforms, financing and portfolio solutions backed by proprietary research and indicators that power client investment decisions and performance. Our capabilities span data‑driven macro market intelligence, client‑facing platforms and tools, financing solutions, and portfolio solutions designed to help clients perform in shifting markets.