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Director, Asia Trader

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ABOUT GQG PARTNERS GQG Partners is an investment boutique which is a wholly owned subsidiary of a majority employee-owned company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: GQG). The firm manages global and emerging market equities for institutions, advisors, and individuals worldwide. The company is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale FL, with offices in New York, Seattle, London, Sydney, and Abu Dhabi. GQG Partners manages more than US $149 billion in client assets as of September 30, 2026 and employs approximately 240 associates worldwide. GQG is passionate about investing and strives for the highest levels of excellence in a competitive industry. It is our responsibility to help investors secure their financial future and we are honored that our clients entrust us with their financial capital. We endeavor to create a business that is closely aligned with our clients’ financial interests. And we strive for success at all levels of our organization through a commitment to independent thinking, continual growth, cultural integrity, and a deep knowledge of the markets. BENEFIT OFFERINGS · Generous medical, dental, and vision plans · Paid and voluntary supplemental life insurance · Healthcare savings account, flexible spending accounts, and transit benefit options · Paid sick and personal time off, parental leave, and paid disability benefits · Employee Assistance Program (EAP) · 401(k) matching with immediate vesting ABOUT THE POSITION Job Title: Director, Trader Manager: Managing Director, Investment Initiatives Employment: Full-Time, Exempt Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL; New York, NY; Seattle, WA KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Trade Asian equity markets. Execute equity, equity-related, foreign exchange, and other approved transactions across global markets in accordance with portfolio-manager instructions, client guidelines, and firm policies. Develop and implement effective execution strategies based on order size, liquidity, market conditions, volatility, timing, and investment objectives. Monitor markets, news, corporate actions, trading volumes, liquidity, and other relevant developments that may affect portfolio trading and execution decisions. Partner with Portfolio Managers and Investment Analysts to understand investment objectives, portfolio positioning, trade urgency, and market considerations. Maintain active relationships with broker-dealers, trading venues, liquidity providers, and other market participants to assess liquidity, market color, and execution opportunities. Evaluate and document trade execution quality in accordance with the firm’s best-execution policies and procedures. Support broker-review, commission-management, and execution-analysis processes, including the preparation of trading data and reporting for internal governance committees. Ensure timely and accurate trade entry, allocation, affirmation, and communication with Operations and other internal stakeholders. Investigate and resolve trade-related exceptions, settlement issues, allocation discrepancies, corporate-action impacts, and other operational matters. Maintain a thorough understanding of applicable market rules, trading regulations, internal compliance requirements, and client investment restrictions. Partner with Legal and Compliance to support trade surveillance, regulatory reporting, policy adherence, restricted-list management, and responses to trading-related inquiries. Contribute to the development and enhancement of trading workflows, order-management systems, execution-management systems, data tools, and operational controls. Provide market intelligence, trading insights, and execution feedback to investment teams and senior management. Participate in business-continuity planning, trading-desk coverage, and other activities necessary to support continuous trading operations. Mentor junior trading professionals and contribute to the development of a collaborative, disciplined, and high-performing trading function. Be prepared to support other markets where necessary as part of a global trading team.
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