SPs are versatile generalists who take a deeply analytical and strategic approach to solving Jane Street’s most pressing problems. They move across groups as firm priorities evolve, developing a holistic view of our business and driving cross-functional growth.
Most SP careers start with a year-long set of rotations across the entirety of Jane Street’s business—including trading, technology, finance, compliance, operations, and more. The rotations help new SPs develop a broadened skill set, strong cross-group connections, and a detailed understanding of how all the pieces of our business fit together.
This central foundation prepares an SP to take ownership over strategic efforts, both within their team and in cross-functional initiatives. While the rotational year ends with a “permanent” group placement, SPs often move teams throughout their careers as their interests and the firm’s priorities shift. This ultimately allows successful SPs to take an increasingly central role in shaping our business.
If you’d like to learn more, you can explore our Strategy and Product program and interview process here.
We don’t expect you to have a background in finance or any other specific field—we’re looking for smart people who enjoy solving interesting problems. You should be:
If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to agency-partnerships@janestreet.com.
Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Amsterdam. We are always recruiting top candidates and we invest heavily in teaching and training. The environment at Jane Street is open, informal, intellectual, and fun. People grow into long careers here because there are always new and interesting problems to solve, systems to build, and theories to test.
More than twenty years after our founding, it still feels like we’re just getting started.
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