Electronic Trading Sales Support

Virtu Financial
New York, NY
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with a blend of client-facing experience and technical understanding of trading algorithms, working in the U.S. equity trading domain and collaborating within a team-oriented, technology-focused environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in both high-touch and electronic trading who can advise clients on algo logic and analytics tools
    — “3+ years of experience, U.S. equity trading experience is a plus, preferably across both high tough and electronic business lines”
  • Individuals who enjoy working in a dynamic, technology-driven environment with a focus on market structure and innovation
    — “Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets”
  • Candidates who value a collaborative culture and are motivated to contribute to collective goals and client success
    — “Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals”

Things to consider

  • The role may involve significant client interaction and onboarding, requiring strong communication and independent initiative
    — “you will be speaking with clients frequently”
  • The position is likely focused on revenue growth and expanding the use of Virtu's platform across multiple products
    — “expand revenues across the platform”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in client onboarding and technical product support in your resume and interview responses
    — “Be a multi-faceted coverage consultant as we onboard clients to the Virtu algo suite, Frontier”
  • Emphasize your understanding of market structure, both macro and micro, in your application materials
    — “Have an interest in market structure both on the macro and micro level”
  • Showcase your ability to debate and advise on trading solutions while aligning with client goals
    — “Be consultative in approach, able to debate and advise on solutions with clients while keeping their goals front of mind”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • onboarding clients to the Virtu algo suite
  • displaying technical knowledge of algo logic
  • advising on solutions with clients
  • expanding revenues across the platform
Typical background
3+ years of experience in sales or related fieldproactive and motivated individual

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales SupportTechnical Knowledge Of Algo LogicClient ServiceMarket Structure UnderstandingProduct KnowledgeCommunicationTeamworkInitiative

Preferred

U.S. Equity Trading ExperienceHigh Touch And Electronic Business Lines ExperienceProblem-solvingInnovationWork-life Balance

Stack & domain

U.S. Equity TradingMarket StructureClient Execution ServicesProactiveClient ServiceCommunicationTeam PlayerFinancial Services

About the role

Original posting from Virtu Financial via Greenhouse

Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide 

The firm’s complementary core offerings—market making, client execution services, and trading venues—give Virtu a competitive advantage in developing and applying innovative tools that deliver efficiencies and performance across the organization. 

Investors around the world receive better returns because of the work we do every day. From traders to technologists and everyone in between, VIRTUers are passionate about innovating, solving problems and making an impact on the bottom line. Our teams set the bar high and strive to consistently provide best-in-class service to institutional investors around the world.

We are looking to add to the Electronic Trading Sales, Coverage team as we are entering a new phase in the transition to Virtu technology.

WE’LL TRUST YOU TO:

Be a multi-faceted coverage consultant as we onboard clients to the Virtu algo suite, Frontier

Display technical knowledge of algo logic, and of the products that support both pre- and post- trade real time analytics in order to suggest how to get the best out of the tools

Be consultative in approach, able to debate and advise on solutions with clients while keeping their goals front of mind 

Have an interest in market structure both on the macro and micro level

Have an awareness of the other flagship products such as POSIT Alert, Triton, and broker neutral Analytics in order to expand revenues across the platform

WHAT YOU BRING WITH YOU:

3+ years of experience, U.S. equity trading experience is a plus, preferably across both high tough and electronic business lines

Proactive, a spirit of client service and a desire to grow a business

The ability to communicate information precisely and with agility, you will be speaking with clients frequently

Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team

Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals

YOU’RE JUST RIGHT FOR VIRTU IF YOU WANT:

To work for a technology company with an alternate culture to the bulge brackets

The opportunity to have ideas and get the backing to take them forward

A role that does not silo you into a box but rather expects individuals to think both broadly and in detail 

Teams that are passionate about continually learning, improving and raising the bar

A community that values hard work as well as work-life balance

A company that is committed to giving back to surrounding communities

Salary Range: $100,000 - $110,000 (salary range is exclusive of bonuses, benefits or other categories of compensation)

Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Source: Virtu Financial careers (Greenhouse)

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