Trading - Head of Quantitative Research
Company:AlgoQuant
Location:London, New York, Dubai
Languages:English
Seniority level:Lead, 8+ years
Experience:8+ years
Skills:
AWSLeadershipPythonSoftware DevelopmentSQLArtificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingData AnalysisData MiningGCPJavaKerasMachine LearningNumpyPyTorchC++StrategyData scienceNosqlPandasRustTensorflowPrototypingResearch
Requirements:
Advanced degree (PhD/Master’s) in a quantitative field. 8+ years in quantitative research at hedge funds, prop trading, or quantitative asset managers. Proven hands-on expertise in statistics, time series modeling, ML, deep learning, and generative AI. Track record of using GenAI tools. Proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn). Experience in C++, Rust, or Java for performance-critical systems. Experience with large-scale data management (SQL/noSQL). Experience with high-performance/GPU computing. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
Responsibilities:
Develop and execute quantitative research roadmap incorporating AI. Recruit, mentor, and retain quantitative talent. Foster a culture of validation, experimentation, and learning. Ideate, prototype, and implement cutting-edge strategies. Build and maintain a pipeline of alpha signals. Ensure code and research quality and reproducibility. Liaise between research, trading, portfolio management, and risk. Translate quantitative findings into actionable insights. Advocate and implement next-generation computing frameworks. Guide evolution of research tools and workflows. Stay updated on AI/ML advances.
