Junior Execution Trader - Quant

Join our team as a technically capable and highly precise Junior Execution Trader to support our LNG trading team, across all trade execution, quantitative analysis, and process automation.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play

You will work with live market data, orders, positions, pricing, and trading workflows where speed, accuracy, and reliability are critical. This position supports a global trading desk and will be an end to end role as a trader including monitoring orders, fills, positions, execution quality reconciling trades, analyzing commodity prices building tools to maintain position monitoring, market analysis automating repetitive analytical and operational processes.

In this role, you will also need to cover London trading hours.

What you offer

• Strong working knowledge of Python, particularly for data analysis, automation, time series and financial modelling, with advanced Excel and practical knowledge of AI
• A background in finance, economics, mathematics, engineering, physics or data science
• A genuine interest in commodity and financial markets, with familiarity in futures, derivatives, forward curves, and spreads an advantage
• Exceptional accuracy and the ability to validate data, calculations, code and AI outputs
• Able to work in a fast paced environment and escalate discrepancies promptly, being accountable for your work
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with previous trading experience an advantage.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that's rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day and 5 additional paid Flexi-Leave days per year
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave per annum and donation matching
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, psychological and financial wellbeing including, comprehensive medical and life insurance cover and additional flexible wellbeing credits
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Commodities and Global Markets

Commodities and Global Markets is a global business offering capital and financing, risk management, market access, physical execution and logistics solutions to its diverse client base across Commodities, Financial Markets and Asset Finance.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.