Quant Researcher - Fundamental Modelling (Commodities)


London
Permanent
Negotiable
Quantitative Analytics Research and Trading
PR/579319_1775727906
Quant Researcher - Fundamental Modelling (Commodities)

A multi‑billion‑dollar global investment management firm is hiring a Quant Researcher - Fundamental Modeling (Commodities) in London, New York, Houston, Geneva or Paris. This firm is a technology‑driven, systematic investment manager operating across global financial markets, with a strong focus on quantitative research, data science, and scientific trading approaches. Known for building proprietary trading systems, data platforms, and large‑scale compute infrastructure in‑house, the firm combines systematic, quantitative strategies with discretionary approaches to generate high‑quality, uncorrelated returns. With offices worldwide and a deeply collaborative culture, investment, technology, and operations teams are fully aligned on a global scale.

As a Quant Researcher - Fundamental Modeling (Commodities), you will work directly with researchers and traders to design, build, and enhance large‑scale fundamental models that sit at the core of the commodities trading platform. This Quant Researcher - Fundamental Modeling (Commodities) role offers exposure to both systematic and discretionary trading strategies and the opportunity to build models from scratch that directly impact P&L.

Responsibiliies include:

  • Developing and maintaining large‑scale fundamental models supporting systematic and discretionary commodities trading
  • Collaborating closely with traders, researchers, and technologists as a Quant Researcher - Fundamental Modeling (Commodities)
  • Designing data pipelines, analytics, and model architectures for commodity markets
  • Applying strong quantitative, mathematical, and programming skills to real‑world trading problems
  • Contributing direction and leadership to the firm's fundamental modeling architecture
Qualifications required:
  • Strong Python programming skills with proven coding ability
  • Minimum 2 years' experience working with commodities markets
  • Background in fundamental modeling applied to commodities trading
  • Strong mathematical and quantitative skills
  • Experience contributing to or building fundamental modeling architectures
  • Entrepreneurial, independent, and intellectually curious mindset

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