ATS Analyst

Your role

The role involves close collaboration with sales and trading, technology, quantitative teams, and internal infrastructure partners, as well as interaction with clients and external venues when required.


Key Responsibilities
• Support the operation and ongoing enhancement of UBS ATS platforms within a low latency electronic trading environment
• Monitor ATS performance, trading behavior, and market dynamics to ensure optimal execution quality and platform stability
• Act as a front office liaison between trading, technology, quantitative, and infrastructure teams
• Analyze trading data and system behavior to identify opportunities for optimization and automation
• Contribute to new feature development, platform enhancements, and workflow improvements
• Clearly communicate complex technical or market structure concepts to internal stakeholders and, where appropriate, clients
• Assist with incident management, root cause analysis, and production issue resolution in time sensitive environments
• Contribute to ATS sales and relationship management efforts for new and existing clients
• Support the onboarding of new clients to the UBS ATS

Required Qualifications
• Knowledge of equities market structure and alternative trading systems (ATSs)
• Experience working in low latency electronic trading environments (front office, trading, or trading adjacent roles)
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast paced, front office setting with multiple stakeholders
• Exhibits strong awareness and sound judgment in managing firm risk

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We're dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That's why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we're more than ourselves.
We're committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

Disclaimer / Policy statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

Your team

The UBS ATS team is seeking somebody to support the day to day operation, development, and strategic evolution of UBS's alternative trading systems. This is a front office role requiring understanding of equity market structure, electronic trading workflows, and low latency environments, combined with strong communication skills and technical aptitude. This role will offer exposure to a vast range of client types including but not limited to Institutions, Agency Broker Dealers, Principal Broker Dealers (High Frequency Trading), retail broker dealers, and internal UBS trading desks.

Your expertise

Required Technical Skills
• Basic understanding of networking and trading infrastructure (e.g., latency, connectivity, hardware considerations)
• Proficiency in SQL scripting for data mining, analysis, reporting, and operational workflows
• Comfort working with large datasets and production trading systems

Preferred / Nice to Have Skills
• Scripting experience in additional languages (e.g., Python, Q, Java, etc.) to automate processes and workflows
• Ability to design or build internal web based tools or interfaces for monitoring, analytics, or operational efficiency
• Familiarity with post trade analytics, real time monitoring tools, or electronic trading metrics

Personal Attributes
• Strong intellectual curiosity about markets, trading technology, and system behavior
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and comfortable operating under pressure
• Collaborative mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Ability to balance tactical execution with longer term strategic thinking

About us

UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.
We know that great work is never done alone. That's why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we're more than ourselves. Want to find out more? Visit ubs.com/careers.

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Salary information

The indicative gross base salary range as a full-time equivalent role:
• United States - New York - New York min USD 137500 - max USD 160000 /annum

The expected salary for this role will be determined by relevant factors which may include but are not limited to, role-required experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. UBS offers a range of competitive benefits and for further information, please visit ubs.com/employee-benefits. We may, at our sole discretion, provide additional variable compensation or awards.