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# Operations Analyst – Energy Trading at Qube Research & Technologies

- **Company:** Qube Research & Technologies
- **Location:** Sydney, Australia
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/quberesearchandtechnologies/jobs/8732338002

## Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager operating across a broad range of asset classes and markets. Driven by data, technology and scientific research, we bring together quantitative expertise and engineering to develop innovative investment strategies.

## Your future role within QRT

As our Energy Trading business continues to grow, we are looking for an Operations Analyst to join our team in Sydney.

Sitting close to the trading business, you will play a critical role across the trade lifecycle, partnering with Traders, Risk, Treasury, Finance, Technology and COO teams to ensure our energy trading activity is supported accurately and efficiently.

Initially, you will focus on supporting our existing Energy Trading activities across listed and OTC commodity products. As the business evolves, there is scope for the role to broaden into our physical energy and gas activities, providing exposure to new markets, products and increasingly complex operational workflows.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the action: solving problems, taking ownership and continually looking for better ways of doing things.

## What you'll be doing

- Own key elements of the trade lifecycle, from trade capture and affirmation through to reconciliation, confirmation and settlement.
- Perform daily cash, transaction and position reconciliations, investigating and resolving breaks quickly and accurately.
- Support commodity futures, options and OTC products across the Energy Trading business.
- Act as a focal point for operational issues and queries, working closely with Traders and internal stakeholders to drive resolution.
- Partner with Prime Brokers, Brokers, Clearing Houses, Administrators and other external counterparties.
- Work closely with Trading, Risk, Treasury, Finance, Technology and COO teams on operational matters and new initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls and increase automation.
- Support new products, markets and trading strategies from an operational readiness perspective.
- As the business develops, help build the operational processes and controls required to support Japan physical energy and gas trading activities.

## Your present skillset

You'll bring 5+ years' experience within Operations or Middle Office in an investment bank, hedge fund, commodity trading firm or similarly sophisticated trading environment.

You'll have a strong understanding of the trade lifecycle and experience supporting listed and/or OTC derivatives. Knowledge of commodities – particularly futures and options – will be highly valued, while experience across energy, gas, power, physical commodities or Japanese energy markets would be advantageous rather than essential.

Just as importantly, we're looking for someone who:

- Takes ownership and follows problems through to resolution.
- Has excellent attention to detail and a strong appreciation of operational risk.
- Can make sound, independent decisions in a fast-moving environment.
- Builds credibility with Traders and senior stakeholders.
- Is analytical, curious and comfortable challenging existing processes.
- Looks for opportunities to automate and improve rather than accepting "the way it's always been done".
- Is a collaborative team player who is equally comfortable operating independently.
- Is keen to learn new products and markets as our Energy business grows.
- Exposure to automation or technical tools such as Python, SQL or VBA would be beneficial but is not essential.

What success looks like

Success in this role means becoming a trusted partner to the Energy Trading desk, ensuring trades are processed accurately and on time while taking ownership of issues and resolving exceptions before they become problems. You'll maintain a strong control environment and provide calm, high-quality operational support – including during periods of heightened market activity.

Beyond the day-to-day, you'll build strong relationships across the business and continually look for ways to make our operations smarter and more scalable. As our Energy platform grows, you'll have the opportunity to expand your knowledge, help shape new operational processes and play a meaningful role in supporting the evolution of the business.

You will build strong relationships across the business, working closely with Traders, Risk, Treasury, Finance and Technology to provide responsive support and practical solutions. Beyond day-to-day operations, you will continually look for opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls and drive efficiencies through automation and smarter ways of working, helping the team scale as the business continues to grow.

## About Qube Research & Technologies

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager that deploys data, research, and technology to execute multi-strategy trading across all asset classes.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2018 (spun off from a systematic trading team at Credit Suisse, with roots tracing to 2016)
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (spun out of Credit Suisse's systematic trading team)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services / Quantitative Hedge Fund / Systematic Investment Management
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and other large allocators)
- **Mission/purpose**: To combine data, research, technology, and trading expertise to solve complex challenges and deliver high-quality returns for investors.

## Products & Services
- **Multi-Strategy Investment Management**: QRT deploys a diverse range of investment strategies across geographies, asset classes (equities, fixed income, FX, commodities, crypto), and time frames (high-frequency to long-term). They operate as a systematic, data-driven hedge fund.
- **Quantitative Research & Technology Platform**: The firm's core offering is its proprietary technology and research platform, which enables quantitative researchers, data scientists, and software engineers to develop and execute trading models at scale.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding: Not applicable (privately held, profitable firm). **Assets Under Management (AUM)**: Added $4bn in AUM between the start of 2024 and May 2024, returning 22% from January to April 2024 according to reports.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Institutional investors (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments). Spun off from Credit Suisse's systematic trading team.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew **+56.4% YoY** to 1,787 employees. Expanded to 16 offices across 24 countries (including new offices in Dubai, Chicago, and New York). Over 100 active job openings. AUM grew significantly in 2024.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data & Technology Moat**: Combines proprietary research, massive datasets, and advanced technology (including machine learning, low-latency C++/FPGA systems, and cloud infrastructure) to generate alpha across all asset classes and timeframes.
- **Multi-Strategy, Multi-Asset Diversification**: Operates across geographies, asset classes, and time horizons, reducing single-strategy risk and allowing capital to flow to the best opportunities.
- **Talent Density & Culture**: Rapidly hires top talent from competitors (Goldman Sachs, Citadel, Millennium, Credit Suisse) and top universities. A young, high-performance culture with 74% of staff aged 40 or under.
- **Compensation Model**: Over 40% of staff are part of a deferred compensation plan with exposure to fund performance, aligning employee incentives directly with investor returns.

## Strategic Focus
- **Aggressive Global Expansion**: Rapidly scaling headcount (+56% YoY) and opening new offices in key financial hubs (Dubai, Chicago, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong).
- **Technology & Infrastructure Investment**: Heavy investment in low-latency trading systems, FPGA engineering, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms (Snowflake, Python, C++, C#).
- **Talent Acquisition**: Prioritizing hiring top quantitative researchers, software engineers, data scientists, and traders from competitors and top universities. Over 100 open roles globally.
- **Crypto & New Asset Classes**: Actively building a crypto trading team and expanding into new asset classes and geographies.

## Why Work Here
- **Compensation & Career Growth**: Highly competitive pay. Interns can earn around $12k per month. Over 40% of staff are in a deferred compensation plan with exposure to fund performance. Glassdoor rating of 4.1/5.0, with compensation (4.0) and career opportunities (4.1) as top highlights.
- **Culture & Demographics**: Young, high-performance culture (74% of staff aged 40 or under, 38% aged 30 or under). 90% of staff reported good team morale in an internal survey. Described as a "fertile ground for experimental research."
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office-based depending on role and location. Offices in London (HQ), Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, Chicago, Dubai, Mumbai, Geneva, and more. New London office in Victoria.
- **Notable Perks**: Deferred compensation plan with fund performance exposure. Interns can earn around $12k per month. Strong focus on work-life balance initiatives.
- **Engineering Culture**: Heavy emphasis on technology (Python, C++, C#, Snowflake, FPGA, low-latency systems, MLflow, Kubernetes). 22% of staff are in Research roles, 6% in Technical roles. Strong support for coding initiatives and academic projects in maths and science.

## Sources
1. [qube-rt.com](https://www.qube-rt.com/)
2. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/qube-rt)
3. [efinancialcareers-canada.com](https://www.efinancialcareers-canada.com/news/qube-research-and-technologies-hiring-and-culture)
4. [Greenhouse Job Board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/quberesearchandtechnologies?page=2)
5. [Careers Page](https://www.qube-rt.com/careers)

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