Events Specialist, Hudson River Trading
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Automated trading algorithms developer
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Automated trading algorithms developer
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
Hudson River Trading's mission is to bring a scientific and technological approach to financial trading.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a creative problem solver with a “no task is too small or too big” attitude who will create events that not only reflect our culture of inclusive togetherness, but amplify it
- 3+ years of experience with strategic event planning
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to project manage your own workload and quickly reprioritize tasks as needed
- Strong decision-making skills
- Extensive experience in medium to large-scale planning production with a keen attention to detail
- Passionate about building communities and fostering strong relationships
- Experience researching, negotiating, and working with external vendors
- Comfortable operating in fluid and open-ended problem spaces
- Skilled at turning creative visions into reality
- Experience working on cross-functional projects with many collaborators and stakeholders
- Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours/days to support company events
- Ability to travel as needed to support company events
- Ability to work from the office at least three times a week - what better way to engage with your community!
What the job involves
- Hudson River Trading (HRT) is hiring a temporary Events Specialist to join our London office for 12-15 months
- In this role, you will report to our Employee Experience Lead, and be responsible for the strategic planning and execution of London events — in-person, virtual, and hybrid
- This includes projects like employee engagement strategy and analytics tracking, as well as on-the-ground operational responsibilities, including day-of event management and event marketing
- The ideal candidate will be a culture champion for our London office with the big-picture vision to craft memorable experiences, the attention to detail to ensure seamless execution, and the communication know-how to build excitement and anticipation
- Identify opportunities to bring office culture to life through experiences
- Full ownership of community-building events for London employees
- Leading and/or supporting team retreats, region-wide outings and trips
- Support our Dublin office, US, and APAC regions as needed
- Build enthusiasm for events through various communication tools, including email and Slack
- Write engaging and concise communications to broad and diverse audiences
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Hudson River Trading is a quantitative trading firm founded by a team of experienced venture capital experts, including computer scientists, mathematicians, and software engineers. It aims to bring a more scientific and mathematical approach to trading, operating a computing environment for the research and development of trading algorithms.
HRT's team includes a number of mathematicians, engineers and physicists. This academic approach has paid off, with HRT now having several offices around the world and boasting billions in trading capital. The firm is also a part of the DeFi Pyth network, marking a move towards crypto equity, which gives it access to an even wider range of investors and capital.
Although the trading market is crowded, HRT has proved the value of its code-first approach to trading and hence found a space for itself. HRT now invests in new blockchain companies that share its values. The company continues to innovate, which should provide the path to finding further success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company benefits
- MERIT: Our people are motivated by a culture that promotes hard work and intellect over corporate politics.
- MEALS & SNACKS: HRTers enjoy breakfast and lunch together (chef-prepared in NYC, reimbursement or catered options for other offices), healthy snacks, a coffee bar, and a well-stocked beer and wine fridge.
- COMFORT: If you come to work dressed up, expect to explain what you’re doing that night for the rest of the day.
- FITNESS: On-site cardio and weight room in NYC (fitness reimbursement for other offices), regular yoga classes, and a 7-Minute Workout club.
- SOCIAL AT HRT: Our social calendar includes regular happy hours, outings, team dinners, and sports.
- PLAY TANK: Unwind at the end of a long day with video games, board games, foosball, or table tennis.
- VACATION: Generous paid vacation plus personal days and market holidays (or days in lieu).
- HEALTH: Generously subsidized healthcare coverage, vision and company paid dental insurance, paid time off for sick days, paid medical/disability leave, and fully covered access to a mental health counselor, as well as access to the Modern Health platform.
- FAMILY TIME: 12-week paid parental leave policy and family friendly events.
- EDUCATION: Tuition assistance, professional development, and on-the-job training.
Company values
- Automation & Efficiency: We are disciples of automation and efficiency trading millions of times a day in markets around the globe. At its core, HRT is a small tech company with a big footprint.
- Code of Ethics: Our internal code of ethics far exceeds the expectations of the regulatory environment in which we operate. We are conscientious market participants advocating for fair and transparent markets for everyone. This philosophy influences every aspect of our research.
- Make it Better: Both as individuals and as a company we are tenacious. We are insatiable innovators looking to improve every aspect of our business. We don’t settle until we make it better.
- Collaboration: Collaboration sets HRT apart within our industry. We count among us many brilliant minds, but we’ve learned that the best ideas are born in a shared research and development environment.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: At HRT, we celebrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our culture is a reflection of the individuals, across race, gender identity and expression, age, religion and worship practices, education status, nationality, and identity, who bring their varied perspectives to work.
- Togetherness: HRT is a community of friends and colleagues. Whether we are sharing a meal or competing over a game of ping pong, HRT embraces a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
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Leadership
Jason Caroll
(Managing Director)Previously worked as an Analyst at Tower Research Capital.
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