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About the Role
The Trading Strategy Associate will be an integral member of the Equity Trading team at Dodge & Cox, responsible for implementing tactical and investment decisions in markets globally. This role involves collaborating with various teams to develop strategic approaches to sourcing liquidity and contributing to a teamwork-driven culture. This is a 2-to-4-year position with potential for longer-term employment.
Responsibilities
- Research the properties of trading algorithms and perform in-depth analyses of global market micro-structure.
- Analyze market and trading data and create frameworks to evaluate existing trading strategies and tools.
- Advise and consult with execution traders on execution strategy and tactics.
- Develop pre-trade, intra-trade, and post-trade execution analysis for trading in Equity and FX markets.
- Develop and automate execution performance measurement framework and reporting.
- Develop and implement trading signals/models to help improve execution performance.
- Leverage AI and machine learning techniques, including deep learning and reinforcement learning, to enhance trading signal research, execution strategies, and analytics.
- Help to develop and improve trading workflows, including assessment of third-party vendor tools and third-party data.
- Perform ad-hoc analyses/participate in projects as required by internal clients.
Requirements
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with outstanding time management skills.
- Flexible, reliable, proactive, and service-oriented.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively and contribute in a team environment, as well as independently.
- Passionate about contributing to the growth of a developing and evolving function of the business.
- 2 years’ relevant work experience at a financial institution preferred, or post-undergraduate internship experience that demonstrates exceptional potential.
- Knowledge of and/or exposure to trading algorithm design and analysis.
- Knowledge of and/or exposure to trade executions and/or execution performance analysis.
- Basic knowledge of global market microstructure.
- Strong statistical and programming foundation using Python, R, MATLAB, C++ or similar languages.
- Knowledge of AI and machine learning methods, with demonstrated depth in deep learning (e.g., neural network architectures, model training and evaluation) and reinforcement learning (e.g., policy optimization, sequential decision-making) and their application to trading problems.
- Familiarity with modern AI tools and frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM-based tools) to accelerate research, prototyping, and workflow automation.
- Basic knowledge of data management using SQL and other database tools.
- Willingness and flexibility to cover different markets and trading hours.
- CFA or demonstrated interest in obtaining the CFA designation.
- All Dodge & Cox employees must adhere to the Firm’s security policies and Code of Ethics.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Skills
- Python
- R
- MATLAB
- C++
- SQL
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- LLM-based tools
- Deep learning
- Reinforcement learning
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2 years relevant work experience preferred
Education Level
- Master's degree in financial engineering, data science, or other quantitative field
Salary/Compensations
- $125k - $155k
Benefits
- Coverage of 100% of all healthcare premiums for employees and their families
- Fully funding a retirement plan at 25% of the total compensation to the IRS limit
- Commuter benefits
- Health & wellness benefits
- Backup care
- Matching gift program
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
About the Company
- Dodge & Cox is an investment management firm.
Equal Opportunity
- It is the Company’s policy to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical condition, as defined in state and federal laws. This policy covers all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, and termination.