Algorithmic Equity Trader

RGG Capital

Lead Systematic Trading and Alpha Generation: Architect an ultra-innovative LLM-Powered Trading Desk in Tax-Free Dubai!

RGG Capital is a private investment office seeking disciplined professionals who value long-term thinking, analytical depth, and serious execution. If you're looking to do impactful work behind the scenes, you're in the right place.

We re building a lean, high-performance team to navigate complex global markets from our strategic base in Dubai, a city offering unmatched financial and lifestyle advantages, including a tax-free environment.

We are seeking a seasoned systematic trader to lead the design, execution, and continuous refinement of our equity trading strategies. The ideal candidate combines deep market microstructure expertise with hands-on experience developing execution algorithms across global equity markets.

Why This Role is a Distinctive Opportunity for a Proven Trading Leader:

• P&L Ownership & True "Build" Mandate: Assume responsibility for an initial $10-50M+ AUM with a clear mandate to scale significantly based on performance. This is not just strategy execution; it's building a business unit.
• Define & Evolve Proprietary LLM Edge: Your deep market expertise will directly shape our LLM's alpha-generating capabilities. Collaborate closely with our AI/ML research team to refine, iterate, and transform unique data insights into tradable strategies.
• Direct CEO and CIO Partnership & Strategic Autonomy: Benefit from direct strategic alignment with the CEO and CIO in a discreet, focused environment. Experience the agility and long-term perspective of patient capital, free from common external fund management pressures, allowing for true strategic development.
• Exceptional Financial Rewards & Relocation package (Tax-Free Dubai):
• Competitive Tax-Free Base Salary: AED 60,000 - AED 70,000 per month (negotiable for exceptional track records).
• Performance Bonus: Opportunity for an annual bonus of up to 50% of your base salary, reflecting individual and company achievements.
• Plus: Systematic Team Profit Share - We believe that exceptional results come from teamwork. A dedicated pool, typically targeting 10% of the strategy's annual net profits, is allocated to and shared among key members of the quantitative strategy team. This pool is calculated systematically based on audited P&L, ensuring a transparent link between collective performance and reward.
• Relocation package to Dubai includes visa sponsorship, flights, initial accommodation, and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for self and family.
• Dedicated Leading Edge Infrastructure: Operate with high-performance computing, sophisticated analytical tools, and low-latency execution capabilities, built to support advanced systematic trading.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design, implement, and optimize algorithmic execution strategies (VWAP, TWAP, IS, POV, MOC, etc.).
2. Monitor and manage intraday execution performance across multiple venues and liquidity pools.
3. Analyze slippage, transaction costs, and market impact using real-time and post-trade TCA.
4. Collaborate with quant researchers, infrastructure engineers, and compliance teams.
5. Maintain robust risk controls and real-time fail-safes (price bands, kill-switches, latency monitors).
6. Contribute to market data pipeline design, routing logic, and venue selection models.

Required Skills and Experience

1. 5+ years of experience in equity algorithmic or systematic trading.
2. Strong knowledge of market microstructure, order types, and venue dynamics (US and/or global).
3. Proficiency with execution analytics, TCA frameworks, and slippage decomposition.
4. Hands-on experience coding in Python and/or C++ for execution logic and data analysis.
5. Familiarity with FIX protocol and low-latency infrastructure.
6. Proven ability to manage execution during high-volatility events.