At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of quantitative analytics for intraday power trading and build a dynamic team.
- Company: A forward-thinking European proprietary trading firm with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, growth opportunities, and a chance to shape your own team.
- Other info: This is a unique opportunity to build a function from scratch and lead a team.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of algorithmic trading and make a real impact in a growing desk.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in short-term prop power trading and strong Python skills required.
The predicted salary is between 103500 - 126500 £ per year.
A european proprietary trading firm is looking for a Lead Intraday Quant to build out the quantitative analytics and data function for its short-term power desk.
This is a newly created role on a desk that is already growing under an experienced head of intraday trading, with a clear mandate to expand from discretionary trading into algorithmic execution over the next phase of growth.
What you'll do
- Own the quantitative analytics and data infrastructure underpinning the desk's intraday power trading, from model build through to production tooling.
- Build and, over time, run a team as both the analytics and algo trading lead.
- Work directly alongside the desk's discretionary traders, turning market structure, fundamentals and data into usable signals and decision-support tools.
- Take a hands-on role in developing, and eventually trading, intraday algo strategies as the desk builds out its systematic footprint.
- Partner with the team on model validation, backtesting and risk analytics across the intraday book.
Your profile
- A minimum of 3+ years in the short-term prop power trading space.
- Strong Python proficiency.
- Comfortable running quant analytics end to end, not just research, and genuinely interested in eventually trading algos yourself rather than staying purely on the analytics side.
- A builder: someone who wants to shape a function from the ground up and grow a team under them as it proves out.
Why this role
This is a genuinely new function on a growing desk, not a backfill, with a direct path to building and leading a team as it scales.
If you've been doing this work inside someone else's structure and want to build your own, this is designed for exactly that.
Pre-Application
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Intraday Power Quant in London employer: Thurn Partners
Thurn Partners is an exceptional employer that prioritises a people-first culture, fostering an environment where talent development and coaching are at the forefront. Located in London, this role offers ample opportunities for professional growth within a high-performance sales team, allowing you to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career. Join us to be part of a dynamic team that values collaboration and continuous learning.
