Quantitative Portfolio Manager (London Area)

Quantitative Macro Portfolio Manager – Macro Futures/FICC – London, New York, Singapore

My client is an established quantitative hedge fund operating in the mid/low frequency trading space, with teams globally. The firm is looking for experienced Quantitative Researchers/Traders and Portfolio Managers, particularly those covering systematic Macro Futures or FICC markets, to build and lead a team and trade their own strategies in return for a performance based bonus.

The firm can offer exceptional resources, including historical market data, alternative/fundamental datasets, development support, and cutting-edge execution infrastructure, allowing strategies to cover intraday and mid frequency time horizons, while maintaining low costs and a quick time to market.

The Role:

• Building and leading a desk where you will research and trade alphas based on analysis of market or alternative data.
• Researching and monetizing signals, monitoring performance of models and optimising them where possible.
• Creating quantitative tools to aid the strategy development process, such as execution algorithms, modelling libraries, etc. for the rest of your trading team to use.

Requirements:

• A degree from a prestigious university in a numerate field. Previous successful candidates have degrees in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, etc.
• Coding proficiency in at least one language, such as C++ or Python.
• At least three years of experience as a Quantitative Researcher/Trader, where you used sophisticated quant methods for the research and optimisation of macro strategies.
• You will need to be a confident, resilient, and highly motivated individual, capable of working collaboratively with your colleagues in your office and in other locations.