What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trader position at Scion Staffing?
Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Trader (Associate or Senior Associate level) for a confidential, sophisticated investment organization focused on disciplined secondary-market execution and portfolio exits. This role is hybrid or onsite in New York and offers meaningful ownership over execution strategy in partnership with senior investment leadership.
Position Overview
This is a high-impact trading role centered on executing secondary-market transactions across public and semi-liquid securities. The Trader will own execution quality—assessing liquidity, managing risk, and delivering disciplined exits in dynamic market environments. The ideal candidate brings strong judgment, precision, and the confidence to operate independently in fast-moving markets.
PERKS
The base salary range for this role is $125,000–$170,000, depending on experience, level, and market alignment. The organization offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off and holidays; retirement savings support; and employer-provided investment team equipment. Role structure may offer additional flexibility based on market activity.
How To Apply
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here!
About Our Search Firm
Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a Clearly Rated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.
Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
Position Overview
This is a high-impact trading role centered on executing secondary-market transactions across public and semi-liquid securities. The Trader will own execution quality—assessing liquidity, managing risk, and delivering disciplined exits in dynamic market environments. The ideal candidate brings strong judgment, precision, and the confidence to operate independently in fast-moving markets.
PERKS
- Competitive compensation aligned with execution responsibility and market impact
- Direct access to senior investment leadership and portfolio-level decision-making
- Flexible hybrid or onsite work environment aligned with market hours
- Lean, high-accountability team where execution quality is paramount
- Inclusive, performance-driven culture that values discipline, integrity, and diverse perspectives
- Execute trades in public equities and semi-liquid securities with disciplined attention to liquidity, market impact, and risk
- Independently design and implement sell-down and exit strategies aligned with portfolio objectives
- Conduct real-time market analysis across volume, volatility, and liquidity to optimize execution timing
- Ensure full compliance with regulatory standards, internal controls, and execution documentation
- Deliver rigorous post-trade analysis, execution reporting, and performance insights
- Help refine and standardize internal trading frameworks, playbooks, and best practices
- Proven, hands-on experience executing trades in public equities or semi-liquid markets
- Demonstrated ability to assess liquidity, manage execution risk, and minimize market impact
- Strong command of market structure, order types, and execution mechanics
- Track record of independently managing trades from strategy through post-trade analysis
- Clear, confident communicator able to articulate execution decisions to investment leadership
The base salary range for this role is $125,000–$170,000, depending on experience, level, and market alignment. The organization offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off and holidays; retirement savings support; and employer-provided investment team equipment. Role structure may offer additional flexibility based on market activity.
How To Apply
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here!
About Our Search Firm
Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a Clearly Rated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.
Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
Salary : $125,000 - $170,000