**Essential Duties And Responsibilities** + Develops and implements added execution algos and enhancements for Raymond James electronic trading business. + Analyzes and provides quantitative analysis of Raymond James (RJ) historical trade data from several sources. + Creates back-testing models to evaluate and optimize the firm's trading strategies. + Initiates and maintains excellent working rapport with business contacts. + Takes new ideas, methods, or models and implements them efficiently. + Work on other quantitative tasks assigned by the group. + Recommend and implement enhancements and improvements to our electronic trading product offering. + Work with various internal teams to understand existing and new trading applications and processes employed to develop, test, deploy, support and troubleshoot them. + Disseminates information to the Raymond James (RJ) Electronic Trading team and clients on a timely basis. + Communicate with vendors to drive the evolution of platforms and work with new vendors on opportunities to deliver new methods, or models to implement efficiently. + Perform in-depth venue analysis, market structure analysis, pre- and post-transaction cost analysis and algorithmic customization for clients. + Performs and manages other quantitative duties and responsibilities as assigned. **Raymond James Guiding Behaviors** At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view. **We Expect Our Associates At All Levels To** + Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same + Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes + Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind + Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter + Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm **Knowledge of:** + Company’s working structure, policies, mission, and strategies. + Global Equity Market structure. + Working within various databases. + Programming (C++, JAVA, C-Sharpe, Python), desired. + Financial markets and products. + Advanced concepts, practices, and procedures of Market Structure, Electronic and Algorithmic Trading, Portfolio Trading, ATS and Dark Pool functionality, working with Tick-data and Programming desired. + Order Management and Trading Systems, Smart Order Routers, and CSA management. + Regulations and Compliance. + TCA and Data Analytics, network concepts, topologies, and technologies. + Principles of banking and finance and securities industry operations. **Skill in:** + Using technical/professional knowledge and interpersonal skills to obtain others’ commitment to ideas, services, or products. + Strong project and time management skills. + Business and product development, strategic planning, direct client interaction and communication, training and staff development, systems integration, trade surveillance. + Advanced math and analytics sufficient for quantitative analysis. + Identifying relationships, draw logical conclusions, and interpret results. + Operating standard office equipment and using required software application to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, and spreadsheets. **Ability to:** + Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, as well as collaboratively in a team driven environment while also being able to work independently and remain calm under pressure. + Self-motivate, multi-task and work independently. + Read, interpret, analyze and apply information from industry data. + Organize, manage, and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with critical deadlines. + Use appropriate interpersonal styles and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with all organizational levels. + Attend to detail while maintaining a big picture orientation. + Project a positive, professional image both internal and with external business contacts. + Convey information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents. **Educational/Previous Experience Requirements** + Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Statistics or Financial Engineering or Business and a minimum of (5) five to (7) seven years of experience in Quantitative Development & Research. ~or~ + Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources. **Licenses/Certifications** + SIE, FINRA Series 7, Series 55 and Series 63 Licenses. (Preferable but not required)