Execution Trader — Electronic Markets

This fully remote Execution Trader — Electronic Markets opening serves San Francisco, CA and will improve how investment decisions reach electronic markets while controlling live-order risk. Applicants must be based in the San Francisco, CA area. The position adds Pacific Time coverage of late-session behavior, system performance, and research handoffs.

Base salary: $170,000–$245,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the San Francisco, CA area
Experience: 4+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

The San Francisco, CA position owns electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability. Its working schedule covers Pacific Time coverage of late-session behavior, system performance, and research handoffs. You will work with a small group of specialists and preserve enough evidence for another person to challenge every material decision.

The San Francisco opening emphasizes strong quantitative engineering links and critical review before production change. The work combines quantitative review with production discipline during the final hours of the U.S. session. System behavior, data quality, and market evidence are assessed separately before a change is proposed. After the close, the opening prepares technical findings that Eastern Time colleagues can evaluate before the next market day.

For this role, that means direct ownership of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Pacific Time coverage of late-session behavior, system performance, and research handoffs.

For the first complete work cycle in San Francisco, CA, you will use Pacific Time coverage of late-session behavior, system performance, and research handoffs to test how the team measures and escalates changes in live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions. The operating test starts with this task:
Analyze implementation shortfall, impact, and venue outcomes. It continues with this task:
Develop broker and algorithm scorecards. The San Francisco opening emphasizes strong quantitative engineering links and critical review before production change. The findings must distinguish confirmed evidence from an early explanation. The final record separates completed work, open research, and live operating risk. A reviewer must be able to trace each material decision to electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability.

• Oversee electronic execution and exception handling
• Analyze implementation shortfall, impact, and venue outcomes
• Develop broker and algorithm scorecards
• Coordinate incident response with engineering and risk
• Own live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Pacific Time coverage of late-session behavior, system performance, and research handoffs.

• Direct electronic-trading or execution-analytics experience
• Knowledge of order types, auctions, and U.S. market structure
• Strong SQL and post-trade analytical ability

• Experience with broker algorithms, venue analysis, and best-execution review
• Ability to act quickly while preserving complete order and incident records
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the San Francisco, CA opening.

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
• Remote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.