Quantitative Trader, Associate/VP

Who We Are:

At Galaxy we are building products and services to help the world invest in economic progress. We believe crypto and blockchain innovations will permeate and improve all aspects of our global economy. Our vision is a society where value and ownership flow as freely as information. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and individuals access and navigate the crypto economy. As one of the most well-capitalized and trusted companies in the industry, we provide platform solutions custom-made for a digitally native ecosystem across three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Our offerings include, amongst others, trading, lending, strategic advisory services, institutional-grade investment solutions across passive, active and venture strategies, proprietary bitcoin mining and hosting services, network validator services, and the development of enterprise custodial technology. Galaxy’s CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz leads a team of crypto enthusiasts, and institutional veterans focused on the future of finance and Web3. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with global offices across North America, Europe and Asia.

Additional information about the Company's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.

What We Value:

We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.

• Seek Excellence.
• Be Selective To Be Effective.
• Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
• Disagree Transparently.
• Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
• Build Dream Teams.

Who You Are:

We are looking for a highly motivated Quantitative Trader / Strategist to join our quantitative trading team in our Bahamas office. The candidate will have the opportunity to work on projects across the electronic / systematic trading business, and contribute to the research, design, build, and improvement of successful crypto trading strategies.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage the trading risk of all systematic market making books during US time zones
• Collaborate with sales desk in growing the firm’s electronic franchise
• Improve existing and develop new automatic trading, hedging and risk holding strategies, and trade signals in cryptocurrency markets
• Develop, maintain, and improve the data environment to help research and trading, including simulation framework, trade signal evaluation tools etc.
• Analyze proprietary trade data and client flow data, build processes to optimize flow and PnL capture for client market making business
• Build and improve trading system components to monetize research findings and optimize PnL

What We’re Looking For:

• At least 2 years of FX and/or crypto client facing market making front office experience
• Degree in a technical or quantitative discipline, advanced degree preferred
• Strong analytical skills and experience with analyzing large data sets and machine learning
• Experience with FX and/or crypto market making and market micro-structure
• Proficiency with coding in one or more languages: Python and KDB/Q are required. Experience with Java is preferred
• Prior experience with Contract Market Making in Crypto is a big plus

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents
• Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions
• Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
• Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
• Employee Resource Groups

*Benefits may vary depending on location.

Apply now and join us on our mission to engineer a new economic paradigm.

Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact careers@galaxy.com.