Careers

WELCOME and thank you for your interest in a career at Aquis Exchange PLC

We are an exchange services group like no other. Most other stock exchanges you will have heard of are national businesses, established decades, if not centuries, ago. By contrast, Aquis is a new-generation business driven by technology, run with an entrepreneurial spirit and has innovation at its heart.

Aquis Exchange PLC (Aquis) comprises Aquis Exchange – a pan-European share trading business, Aquis Technologies – which develops and licenses exchange software, and Aquis Stock Exchange – an IPO venue.

Our culture

Our culture is one of trust, openness and excellence. We work in a collaborative style and we take collective responsibility for our successes and our failures. Our founder and CEO, Alasdair Haynes, is very fond of using quotes and one he repeats often is that: “In a high performing team, you do not let somebody fail.” At Aquis you will join a supportive team, where we aim to recruit the best people from all walks of life and diverse business backgrounds. If these sentiments align with your thinking, then Aquis could be the ideal place for you to develop your career.

Our vision

Aquis Exchange PLC aims: To be the leading technology-driven exchange services group. Our aspirations are very high. Our outlook is not constrained by size or geography. We appreciate that a lot of hard work is required to realise this vision and we do not shy away from this.

Our mission

While working at Aquis is all about delivering excellent products and services from a well-rewarded and happy workforce, we are doing this for an even greater purpose. The mission Aquis has set itself is: To improve the efficiency of the investment industry through transparency and innovation.

Working at Aquis

Aquis operates 3 separate, but complementary, businesses with premises in London and Paris. Both centres are currently in growth phases and being a progressive financial technology company, Aquis does not limit its staff by location. The Company has always had a flexible working schedule and working remotely has long been part of our culture and not just a reaction to Covid-19.

Where would I fit in?

The Aquis team is small, but growing, in all areas. Our main groups are:

Commercial:- Sales, Marketing

Technology:- Development, QA, Infrastructure

Operations

Regulation:- Compliance, Surveillance

Corporate:- Finance, HR

Equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunities employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

At Aquis we also have a strong emphasis on human rights. To view our modern slavery and human trafficking policy click here.

Benefits

Competitive salary
25 days of annual leave
Private medical insurance
Flexible working hours
Pension
Discretionary bonus

What YOU can bring to the table

High personal integrity – our industry is tightly regulated so our people have to be trustworthy and take their work seriously

Efficient and reliable performance – we work in a high-pressure environment so our people depend on each other doing their job quickly, calmly and to an excellent standard

Innovative thinking – we run very precise operations using complicated technology and produce state-of-the-art products, this can only be done by creative people who understand the status quo but dare to go beyond it

Spark – the financial sector may be highly automated and ‘dry’ but its people, and especially those at Aquis, are not. We want people who will contribute with enthusiasm and passion whatever they do

Recent graduate, Sajana, who joined Aquis within the last year, talks about her experience:

"As a recent Business, Finance and Management graduate from the University of East Anglia – I was keen for an opportunity which would feed my eagerness to learn and encompass the financial services sector. Aquis was the perfect graduate role. In the product and project team I am able to apply the theoretical knowledge that I had learnt at university all the while picking up key, comprehensive industry knowledge and management skills to make a real difference in the firm. I am looking forward to carving out a successful career path and growing with Aquis."

To express an interest in being considered for any future opportunities, please contact careers@aquis.eu.

Current Opportunities

Operations Analyst

Job Title: Operations Analyst

Location: London

Aquis Exchange PLC (Aquis) is an independent pan-European MTF, trading across 16 European markets and competing directly with incumbent national stock exchanges and Cboe. It is regulated by the FCA. The company has increased competition in the European exchange market; introducing innovative ideas to exchange technology, business practices and service levels and lowering trading costs for market participants. The company currently specialises in equities but intends to broaden the product specifications in the future.

The principal differentiators are the market structure, subscription pricing model, quality of the technology and breadth of product offering. In establishing a new innovative alternative exchange Aquis offers significant benefits to market participants and they are supportive of Aquis’s business model. The working environment is dynamic with a flat structure and will appeal to hands-on, positive individuals who are interested in joining a company at an early stage of development.

Overview of the role:

The primary responsibilities of the Operations Executive will be to assist in maintaining, upgrading and running the Aquis and Aquis client exchange platforms.

Aquis is a growing business and this list of exchanges which the Exchange Operations Team supports may grow in the future.

The operations team currently work a weekly shift rota covering the hours 07:00-18:00. There may also be some some evening and weekend work.

Primary Functions:

Responsible, along with other operations executives, for the day-to-day management of the exchange
Provide 1st line support to connected clients

Work with other departments (Compliance, Surveillance, Infrastructure and Sales) to ensure appropriately monitored live operations of all platforms
Support the build out and configuring of new exchange platforms
Raise and deploy changes to support the day to day running of multiple exchange platforms
Compile outage reports for any production outages which occur on the operated platforms once the outage has been rectified
Be a subject matter expert of the exchange platforms offered from a technological perspective
Take part in release review meetings prior to upgrades

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential

Degree level qualification
Previous experience using Unix/Linux servers
Ability to write advanced SQL queries and a strong understanding of relational databases
Scripting experience e.g. bash/shell, python or similar
Proficient with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products
FIX Protocol
Proven use of GIT or similar
Excellent communication skills with an ability to explain technical concepts in simple terms to a non-technical audience
Experience supporting production applications and demonstrated the ability to understand end-to-end systems and processes
Experience of network support and troubleshooting

Desirable

Prior experience in a similar role
Previous experience of Binary Protocols
Previous experience of the Atlassian suite of products
Exposure to UK and EU equity markets
TCP/UDP knowledge

Personal Characteristics:

Effective communicator
Attention to detail, numerate, self motivated
Excellent team player, able to work on own initiative

Interest in financial markets and the requirements to operate effectively in a highly regulated environment
Ability to operate effectively in a financial services culture and organisation

The statements included in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Support Analyst

Titre : ANALYSTE EXPLOITATION

Lieu : Paris (Déplacements ponctuels à Londres)

Rattachement hiérarchique : Responsable Exploitation (Head of Operations)

Société

Aquis Exchange est un groupe de services financiers et boursiers, qui gère une plateforme de trading électronique sur actions européennes (Aquis Exchange), un marché primaire pour valeurs de croissance (Aquis Stock Exchange) et commercialise des logiciels financiers et boursiers (Aquis Technologies).

Aquis Exchange est supervisé par le « Financial Conduct Authority » au Royaume Uni et par l’AMF en France, et habilité à exploiter un Système Multilatéral de Négociation sur actions européennes dans les 2 juridictions. Aquis propose un carnet d’ordre garantissant la transparence des ordres et des transactions, et qui proscrit les ordres pour compte propres

« agressifs », conduisant ainsi à une moindre toxicité et un « signal » de marché moindre que sur les autres plateformes de trading européennes. Selon diverses études indépendantes, les ordres exécutés sur Aquis présentent une probabilité moindre d’entrainer des mouvements de prix (de décalage de prix). Aquis s’appuie sur un modèle de facturation par abonnements selon lequel les adhérents sont facturés en fonction des volumes traités et non selon les % de transactions.

Aquis Exchange Europe est filiale à 100 % de Aquis Exchange PLC et propose à la négociation des actions issues de 13 marchés européens.

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L) est cotée sur le segment “Alternative Investment Market” (AIM) du LSE et sur AQSE.

Culture d’entreprise

La culture d’entreprise d’Aquis repose sur des valeurs clés et sur une vision claire de sa mission. Organisée de façon horizontale, Aquis encourage la créativité et l’exploration d’idées nouvelles à travers son comité d’innovation, dans une logique de développement business.

Vision : “Le Groupe leader des technologies financières et boursières.”

Mission : “Améliorer l’efficience des marchés par la transparence et l’innovation”

Valeurs :

Confiance (intégrité, respect, compétence, résultats)
Proactivité (discipline, prise d’initiative)
Ouverture (transparence)
Excellence (à travers la créativité et l’innovation)
Collaboration (esprit positif, collégialité, liberté de pensée, esprit non hiérarchique et non bureaucratique, esprit d’équipe)

Notre slogan « Un jour les marchés financiers seront tous comme ça »

Présentation Générale du poste

La responsabilité principale du service exploitation et les principales responsabilités de l'analyste exploitation sont la maintenance et l'exploitation des plateformes trading de Aquis.

Aquis est une entreprise en pleine croissance et la liste des marchés couverts par l'équipe d’exploitation pourrait être étendue à l'avenir.

L'équipe d'exploitation travaille actuellement selon une rotation hebdomadaire couvrant la plage horaire 07h00 à 18h00. Exceptionnellement, l’équipe peut être amenée à travailler le soir et le week-end si la situation l’exige

Rôle et Responsabilités

Responsable avec les autres membres de l'équipe exploitation, de la gestion et de la maintenance quotidienne des plateformes
Fournir une assistance de premier niveau, répondre aux appels téléphoniques et surveiller les systèmes du centre d'assistance, traiter les problèmes de base et transmettre les autres appels à la personne appropriée.
Maintenir un niveau élevé de service client pour toutes les demandes d'assistance
Effectuer le dépannage et la collecte d'informations pour une remontée en interne efficace

Mise à jour des référentiels instruments concernant les admissions / retraits / modifications de titres sur toutes les
Maintenir et améliorer la base de connaissances et la
Travailler en liaison avec d'autres départements (Conformité, Surveillance, Infrastructure et Ventes) pour assurer une surveillance en temps réel efficace opérations sur toutes les plateformes
Proposer et mettre en œuvres des actions d’amélioration pour le fonctionnement quotidien des plateformes de
Rédiger les rapports d’incidents pour toute panne de production pouvant se produire sur les plateformes exploitées
S'assurer que les procédures mises en place sont respectées afin de réduire les risques opérationnels.
Travailler avec les équipes internes afin de rationaliser et améliorer la fonctionnalité des outils d’exploitation et appréhender les besoins en vue de futurs développements

Qualifications

Bonne connaissance des produits actions
Diplôme de niveau universitaire (Bac +5)
Maîtrise de Microsoft Excel et d'autres produits Microsoft Office
Excellentes compétences en communication avec une capacité à expliquer des concepts techniques en termes simples à un public non technique
Confiance pour traiter les appels entrants et faire des appels sortants
Esprit d’équipe, prise d’initiative, capacité à travailler sous supervision limitée
Connaissance et compréhension de la culture financière
Expérience de l'utilisation de serveurs Unix/Linux
Utilisation précédente du contrôle de version GIT ou similaire
Expérience de scénarisation, par ex. bash/shell, python ou similaire

La présente description est destinée à décrire de façon générale la nature et le contenu du poste. Elle ne constitue pas une liste exhaustive de toutes les responsabilités, tâches et compétences requises.

Aquis est un employeur garantissant l'égalité des chances. Tous les candidats seront pris en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de sexe, de couleur, de religion, de sexe, d'orientation sexuelle, d'identité de genre, d'origine nationale, de handicap ou de statut d'ancien combattant.

Aquis Exchange Europe Job Description

Job Title: Support Analyst

Location: Paris (with visits to London where necessary)

Aquis Exchange PLC is an exchange services group, which operates pan-European cash equities trading businesses (Aquis Exchange), growth and regulated primary markets (Aquis Stock Exchange/AQSE) and develops/licenses exchange software to third parties (Aquis Technologies).

Aquis Exchange is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers to operate Multilateral Trading Facility businesses in the UK and in EU27 respectively.

Aquis Exchange Europe is a fully owned subsidiary of Aquis Exchange PLC authorised by the ACPR and AMF to operate an MTF in EU 27 securities from 13 countries

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L) is listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the LSE (AIM) market and on AQSE.