Research & Education

About VT Markets

VT Markets is an award-winning multi-asset brokerage trusted by over 3 million traders in over 160 countries with 450 employees - and growing. Founded in 2015 with the mission to make trading accessible to everyone, VT Markets offers a robust trading environment, over 1000 tradeable instructions, ultra-low spreads, and lightning-fast execution. We are committed to providing excellent customer service and empowering modern trades to seize market opportunities. Our platform allows traders to trade anytime, anywhere, supporting them in their journey to build a safe financial future.

About the Role
We are looking for a Research & Education Lead who can translate complex financial market insights into clear, engaging, and actionable content for traders and investors globally. This role combines market analysis, financial writing, and investor education to support client acquisition, engagement, and retention. The candidate will work closely with regional analysts and market commentators across different markets to ensure research insights, educational materials, and market commentary are consistent, coordinated, and aligned with the brand's global positioning. At the Senior Manager level, the role will also lead the global research content direction, ensuring all insights, education, and research-driven initiatives are delivered in a structured and unified manner across regions.

Responsibilities

Market Research & Analysis

• Monitor and analyse global financial markets including forex, equities, commodities, and indices.
• Produce timely market commentary, trading insights, and macroeconomic analysis.
• Translate complex financial concepts into clear and actionable educational content for retail traders.
• Identify key market themes, trading opportunities, and macro trends.

Global Research Coordination

• Work closely with regional analysts and market commentators across different markets.
• Provide global direction and editorial guidance to ensure research outputs remain aligned with the company's brand positioning.
• Coordinate research themes, reports, and insights to ensure consistent messaging and timely delivery across regions.
• Ensure content and research-driven initiatives are published in a coordinated manner across multiple platforms and markets.

Content & Educational Development

• Produce high-quality financial research and educational materials, including:
• Market outlooks.
• Technical analysis reports.
• Trading insights.
• Educational trading guides.
• Platform and product education.
• Develop multi-format educational content such as:
• Articles and blog posts.
• Video scripts and explainers.
• Webinars and seminars.
• Trading strategy guides.
• Ensure content is accurate, insightful, and aligned with current market developments.

Client Engagement & Thought Leadership

• Serve as a market voice for the brand, helping position the brokerage as a trusted trading partner.
• Host or participate in webinars, educational sessions, and market briefings.
• Support marketing initiatives with data-driven market insights and commentary.

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Partner with marketing, product, and platform teams to align research insights with campaigns and trading features.
• Work with SEO and content teams to strengthen the brokerage's organic presence through authoritati financial content.
• Contribute to trading campaigns, market events, and thematic reports.

Leadership & Strategy (Senior Manager)

• Lead the global research and education content strategy.
• Provide direction to regional analysts and research contributors.
• Ensure research initiatives support brand authority and trader education globally.
• Mentor junior analysts or content researchers and maintain high editorial standards.

Requirements

• Manager: 4-6 years in financial markets research, financial journalism, trading education, or brokerage.
• Senior Manager: 7-10+ years with experience leading research or analyst teams.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of global financial markets (FX, equities, commodities, indices, cryptocurrencies.
• Excellent technical and macroeconomic analysis capability.
• Strong financial writing and editorial skills.
• Ability to simplify complex trading concepts for retail investors.
• Experience creating educational trading and research content.
• Strong ability to coordinate across regions and stakeholders.
• Preferred Experience in brokerage, fintech, financial media, or trading education platforms
• Familiarity with technical analysis tools and trading platforms
• Experience working with analysts or contributors across multiple markets
• Understanding of SEO-driven financial content (Professional certifications such as CA are advantageous but not required.)

Success Metrics

• Quality and consistency of global research and educational content.
• Growth in content engagement and trader education participation.
• Contribution to client acquisition, activation, and retention.
• Strength of brand authority in financial markets insights.
• Effectiveness of cross-region coordination of research output.

Benefits

What We Offer

As official partners of Newcastle United F. C., VT Markets aspire to break the ancient boundaries of traditional personal finance. Through a culture of transparent and objective performance management, we are in constant pursuit of excellence, individually and collectively. Here, collaboration and entrepreneurship is incentive and we aim to empower everyone to understand their contribution to strategic business outcomes through their individualized roles. You can expect personal growth as we aim to lead this fast-growing industry alongside a global team of diverse cultures across over 15 countries.

Your journey after applying

• First round prescreening with our talent acquisition partner.
• Second round interview with the Head of Marketing.