Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
Jump Trading’s Business Intelligence team is focused on empowering the firm with analysis and insight that maximizes revenue and influences high-stakes global decision making. This team develops data pipelines, supports an enterprise BI analytics platform, and provides research across many areas of the organization. At Jump, solving hard problems with cutting edge technology is our business. Jump relies heavily on open-source solutions in our large and distributed global infrastructure that includes several large high-performance computing environments, a large low latency trading infrastructure, and significant supporting infrastructure.
As a Business Intelligence Researcher in New York, you will have the hands-on opportunity to work with all areas of the organization while gaining a keen understanding of the use of data across the firm.
We're looking for talented data scientists and researchers who are relentlessly curious and have a gift for connecting the dots across data sources, systems, teams, and ideas. Top talent shows up in more than one shape -- you might thrive by embedding deeply within a specific area to become its go-to expert, or as a well-rounded generalist who opportunistically dives into high-impact problems across the business. We value both paths and will help you find the one that fits your strengths.
What You'll Do:
- Lead and contribute to efforts that surface meaningful business intelligence insights
- Partner with Developers, Researchers, and Data Analysts to solve challenging problems, whether by going deep in a single domain or spanning many
- Follow threads of information across teams and systems, connecting disparate inputs into coherent insights and actionable recommendations
- Work with technology teams on process design, workflow, data management, etc.
- Liaise with research and trading teams on topics including post-trade statistical analysis of trading performance
- Broadcast key insights globally to connect the company across regions
- Produce research that educates and influences exchange decision making on market structure, product availability, and more
- Other duties as assigned or needed
Skills You’ll Need:
- Relentless curiosity, an instinct to ask thoughtful questions, dig beneath the surface, and keep learning
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to link details across different data sources, processes, and departments to broader business impact
- Deep interest in and passion for trading and global markets
- Ability to communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences, translating in both directions
- Self-starter, scrappy, and creative, with good instincts and a nose for making money
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Ability to quickly learn business concepts, internalize priorities, and network effectively with peers
- Engineering experience working with programming languages for automation tasks (Python, etc.)
- Practical understanding of database concepts and ETL pipelining
- Experience with data analysis, SQL, Linux
- Reliable and predictable availability
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs
Skills Required
- Programming experience for automation tasks (Python)
- Practical understanding of database concepts and ETL pipelining
- Experience with data analysis, SQL, and Linux
- Experience building and supporting data pipelines and BI analytics platforms
- Strong analytical skills and ability to connect disparate data sources to business impact
- Ability to communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences
- Deep interest in trading and global markets
- Self-starter comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Reliable and predictable availability
Jump Trading Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Jump Trading Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Jump Trading Group.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Pay is considered very competitive for revenue‑adjacent and technical roles, with strong total packages when team performance is solid. Compensation structures align outcomes closely with impact, creating high satisfaction on strong desks.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, and vision, with wellness programs and employer‑paid life/AD&D also highlighted. These offerings are portrayed as robust and compare favorably with similar employers.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is repeatedly noted, with mentions of a pension as well. Together these indicate strong retirement backing relative to many employers.
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What We Do
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
