Managing Director - Alpha QR/Trader (Equities focus)
Division: Global Equities
Reporting To: Global Head of Quant Equities
- Team Leadership & Buildout: Establish and lead the Systematic Alpha Team, scaling to 4-5 researchers and quants over the next two years.
- Alpha Strategy Development: Drive the research agenda across cash and volatility products, including signal generation, back-testing, and strategy capacity assessment.
- Portfolio Construction & Risk: Oversee development of robust tools for portfolio optimization, risk management, and P&L attribution.
- Market Implementation: Collaborate with internal trading teams (CRB, Vol Trading) to implement alpha strategies and manage core risk.
- Capital Allocation: Lead discretionary overlays and strategic capital deployment across systematic strategies.
- Collaboration: Work closely with principal trading teams and leverage franchise flow to enhance strategy performance.
- Background: Proven track record as a Systematic Portfolio Manager or Quant Trader from a top-tier multi-strategy hedge fund or proprietary trading firm.
- Experience: Deep expertise in alpha research, signal development, and systematic trading across equities, options, and/or futures.
- Leadership: Demonstrated ability to build and manage high-performing quant teams.
- Technical Skills: Strong quantitative and programming skills; familiarity with portfolio construction frameworks and risk models.
- Strategic Vision: Ability to drive long-term research initiatives and integrate with broader trading infrastructure.
- Strategic Priority: This buildout is a long-term initiative with full backing from senior leadership.
- Competitive Compensation: Front-office level salaries with flexibility around non-compete timelines.
- Stability & Scale: Enjoy the stability of a premier investment bank with access to deep liquidity and franchise flow.
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