Quantitative Researcher (Global Macro/RV) – Pioneering Multi-Strat Fund – London – TC up to MM GBP

Job title:

• Quantitative Researcher (Global Macro/RV).

Salary:

• Up to £350,000 starting base + industry-leading guaranteed bonus and package.
• TC of up to £1M+ GBP in annual compensation.

Location:

• London.
• Full-time office (5days).

Client:

• Globally leading Multi-Strat Firm founded in the late 1990s.
• Developing and deploying quantitative, quantamental and discretionary strats for Rates, Futures/FX, Equities, Commodities, Credit and Vol.
• Trading focus on Mid-frequency (MFT) strategies with holding periods of days to weeks.

Role:

• Quantitative Researcher for Alpha Gen (Cross-Asset).
• Responsible for full lifecycle research from data curation/validation, feature engineering, model development and signal generation.
• Role is sitting in a central research team responsible for bridging the gap between systematic and discretionary investing.
• Group is of paramount importance to the team having holistic impact and supporting north of 200 investment professionals.

Required skills:

• 1yr+ alpha signal generation experience from a competitor fund, market-maker or proprietary trading firm only.
• Advanced degree in a highly scientific, quantitative or computational discipline (examples include STEM and Machine Learning).
• Exceptional research track record demonstrating innovation in your field including strong publication records/best paper awards.
• Capable across topics in statistical modelling, algorithms, data structures, and/or ML.
• Working proficiency in one of the main OO programming languages: C++, Python.
• Extraordinary accomplishments in high school and university-level programming competitions including but not limited to: Olympiad Medallists, ACM-ICPC finalists and winners, and Industry-sponsored Hackathon finalists and winners.

If this opportunity is of interest, please apply direct or email me at asalim@hunterbond.com .

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