About the role
This is not your average trading role. At QIC, you’ll be part of a 24-hour global execution platform, working across asset classes including equities, fixed interest, commodities, FX, and derivatives. You’ll execute trades with precision, contribute to execution research, and help drive innovation in trading processes. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Trading – Liquid Markets Group and works closely with the Head of Portfolio Implementation. You’ll be well-supported by experienced leaders who are passionate about collaboration and delivering great outcomes for clients. You’ll work closely with Portfolio Managers, Risk & Compliance, and external counterparties to ensure best execution and deliver value to our clients. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where every day is different and every trade counts. The team is known for its close-knit, collaborative culture where staff longevity speaks volumes, and many team members have built long-term careers within the group. It’s a supportive environment that fosters professional development through shared success, mutual respect, and a genuine enjoyment of working together.
Key responsibilities:
Execute trades across multiple asset classes with precision and compliance.
Contribute to transaction cost analysis and execution research.
Build and maintain strong relationships with counterparties and internal teams.
Support data management and reporting tools for analytics and client reporting.
Monitor market intelligence and regulatory developments.
Assist with trade preparation, authorisation, and audit activities.
Drive innovation and process improvement across trading operations.
About you
You’re curious, analytical, and thrive in a dynamic environment. You bring institutional trading desk experience and a strong grasp of database management and analytics. You’re collaborative, detail-oriented, and not afraid to roll up your sleeves.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
Experience in institutional trading, ideally across global markets including options.
Strong analytical and technical skills, including database management.
A collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills.
Ability to support offshore trading hours on a rotational basis.
A proactive attitude and high attention to detail.
Relevant tertiary qualifications (finance, commerce, engineering, etc.).
Prior experience trading equity options and familiarity with platforms such as Bloomberg, Tradeweb, or BlackRock Solutions and SQL and Python coding skills will be highly regarded. QIC is a place where careers grow, ideas thrive, and people stick around. With a culture built on respect, challenge, and fun, QIC offers more than just a job—it’s a place to build your future.
We are a sovereign investor and an international institutional manager driving resilient investment outcomes for our clients and creating shared value.
Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, we have more than $100 billion in assets under management and offices in Sydney, Melbourne, New York, San Francisco, London, Copenhagen and Singapore.
Today, we partner with approximately 125 clients spanning Australia, the US, UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, with a track record of asset stewardship as an acquirer, owner and manager of internationally significant real assets and liquid market solutions.
Investing for the long-term is in our DNA, enabled by our stable ownership by the Queensland Government. We manage multi-asset portfolios for government clients and deliver infrastructure, real estate, private equity, private debt, natural capital, and fixed income and liquid market solutions for private institutional capital.
Our People define who we are and how we do things. our team brings a unique combination of skills, experiences and perspectives.
We have an experienced international team of over 900 professionals across our corporate and investment functions, working together to achieve our purpose: to create shared value by responsibly investing for the prosperity of clients, people and communities.
