Fractional Head Trader (Advisor Network)

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Opportunity Overview Arootah engages a curated network of senior operators to support clients across the alternative investment industry, including hedge funds, private equity firms,

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Arootah engages a curated network of senior operators to support clients across the alternative investment industry, including hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices. Advisors are deployed on project-based engagements when client needs match their expertise. Joining the network does not guarantee placement; it provides access to opportunities as they arise.

What We Offer

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✓Alt-industry-only engagements with hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices

✓Project-based work that fits around existing commitments

✓Client origination and engagement management handled by Arootah; advisors focus on delivery

✓Best practice reviews.

✓Developing realistic and effective action plans.

✓Breaking apart goals into actionable steps.

✓Advising on vendor selection and oversight.

✓Creating and implementing policies, procedures, and control measures.

✓Evaluating each client’s advancement toward goal actualization through key performance indicators (KPIs) and scoring matrices.

✓Special projects or other areas of need.

✓All aspects of the day-to-day management and oversight of a trading desk including management of sell side relationships, trade commission negotiations, the full life cycle of a trade and all trading personnel.

✓Developing and implementing policies for trade execution on different asset classes including knowledge of financing, settlement, capital requirements and compliance with local, state, and federal regulationsand exchange rules.

✓Manage trades from inception to post-trade analysis, including building trades, pre-trade analysis, execution, communication, and settlement.

✓Oversee all of the company’s trading positions, risk management, and the profitable operation of the company’s trading activities by working closely with Portfolio and Risk Managers.

✓Design trade architecture, trading policies and procedures, as well as broker evaluation and trading record keeping.

✓Assist Portfolio Managers as needed with rebalancing, cash management, asset allocation and risk management oversight and guidance.

✓Choose, implement, and manage trading rotations, strategies, and performance metrics to evaluate and manage all trading personnel.

✓Knowledge of different software programs and means of sourcing liquidity across various asset classes including high-frequency trading, algorithms, electronic crossing networks, and artificial intelligence (AI) trading programs.

✓Gain in-depth knowledge of all transaction cost models and aspects of portfolio construction in the furtherance of ongoing idea generation and process improvements.

✓Communicate market insights via verbal and written thought pieces to the investment team.

✓A Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.

✓Master’s Degree and/or CFA is strongly preferred.

✓10+ years of prior work experience, specifically as a Head Trader or Director of Trading for an Alternative Asset Firm or Family Office with high order flow.

✓In-depth understanding of various global markets, exchanges, and regulatory environments; a strong understanding of risk management and escalation.

✓Prior familiarity with compliance and risk management policies regarding best execution and fair allocation practices.

✓Demonstrated knowledge of conventional or proprietary OMS, EMS, and TCA research is essential.

✓Strong programming skills (Python preferred) and experience working with visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

✓Demonstrated knowledge of statistics/econometrics and experience working with large data sets (3rd party and proprietary).