Commencing February or March 2026

As an Equity or Macro Analyst on Susquehanna's Research team, you will partner with senior analysts and traders to identify investment opportunities. Our research analysts provide in-depth country and sector-level analysis and deliver timely insights as new information emerges throughout the trading day. This role will commence in February or March 2026, offering you the opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, collaborative, and market-driven environment.

You will be responsible for uncovering opportunities that others may overlook—either by discovering new information or reframing existing knowledge from a different perspective. This role combines quantitative finance with creative problem solving to generate trade ideas in a fast-paced proprietary trading environment.

At Susquehanna, we place a strong emphasis on education and development. You will learn directly from research analysts and traders on your desk while also participating in structured classroom education, including options theory and the decision-making strategies that underpin our trading approach.

What You’ll Do

• Identify and analyse investment opportunities in the equity and options markets
• Identify and analyse catalyst events and provide opinions on the possible impacts to the market, for the stocks or sector under coverage
• Provide real-time opinions on breaking news
• Collaborate with derivative traders on investment ideas
• Perform stock valuation analysis and forecast dividends
• Evaluate special situations such as mergers and acquisitions and other corporate actions
• Travel to company events and conferences as required

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional Equity/Macro or Investment Research experience 
• Familiarity with a trading environment and derivative products preferred
• Working knowledge of all major asset classes (e.g. fixed income, equities, commodities, forex) beneficial but not required
• Prior exposure to fundamental company research preferred
• Degree in Finance, Economics or related discipline, distinction average WAM.
• Market Enthusiasts: Keeping up to date on current events and breaking news that affect the markets is something you naturally enjoy.
• From company/sector specific news to macro stories, you are up to date on recent headlines.
• Effective Communicators: You enjoy building relationships with those you work closely with. You enjoy sharing ideas and expressing your thoughts based on your own research whilst combining the expert’s opinion to come to the best trading decisions – excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must for this role!
• You possess strong written, analytical, and financial research skills
• Analytical + Logical: When it comes to decision making, you use clear and sound reasoning.
• You’re rational and like to use analytical data and financial research skills to come up with sensible solutions.
• You are a natural problem solver, you enjoy solving puzzles and love it when you discover a solution to a difficult problem, with a demonstrated interest in strategic games and/or competitive activities.
• Curious: You’re excited by a career in the financial markets and the reasons why markets move in the way they do.
• You're a self-starter, a quick learner, an effective communicator, and resourceful in solving problems
• You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the ability to prioritise and multi-task

What we offer

• Education: Susquehanna’s in-house education programme is widely recognised as being the best in the industry. You will attend seminars during your onboarding to learn about options and the decision-making strategies that our traders employ. You will also work with a mentor from the Equity Research team to guide you along the way.
• Decision Making: Using game theory, decision science, poker, and other strategy games. It’s true what you’ve heard!
• Real Impact:You will work collaboratively with research analysts and traders on your desk to develop trade ideas on your allocated basket of stocks and provide real-time opinions on breaking news throughout the trading day.
• Culture: Our culture allows employees of every level to thrive. We are not your typical trading firm – the environment is casual, collaborative and we focus on continuous development, no matter how long you’ve been in Susquehanna.
• Perks: Based in Sydney, on the top two floors of Tower 1 in Barangaroo, our space provides beautiful harbor views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. To name a few of our favourite perks, our employees make the most of our free onsite catering, game room, and social events (company-wide parties, poker tournaments, and Friday night socials).

Our Interview Process
1. Application
2. Online Assessment (Finance knowledge and quantitative skills)
3. Phone Interview (Recruiter)

If successful, the remaining activities will commence from January 2026
4. Case Study (Simulated project based on daily duties) 
5. Virtual Interview (Case study review and quantitative assessment)
6. Office Interview (Analyst interview, trade floor visit, and office tour)
7. Job Offer

About Susquehanna

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

What we do 

Susquehanna’s deep integration of trading, technology and quant research makes us experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives. We handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day as both a market maker and market taker. Our efforts provide liquidity and ensure competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized to allow for a deep understanding of the unique drivers of each asset class.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to recruiting@sig.com. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will not be eligible for an agency fee.

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