b Overview /b p In this role you develop probabilistic models to estimate football outcomes within a sports betting hedge fund. You’ll join a skilled team and advance modelling quality, exploring new approaches across diverse data sources. You’ll design and validate models that impact real-money decisions and seek innovative ways to extract value from data. The role blends deep quantitative work with an AI-native workflow to accelerate research and deployment. This is a hands-on position focused on practical impact and growth. /p b Responsibilities /b ul li Develop probabilistic models to forecast football outcomes /li li Build and maintain end-to-end modelling pipelines and deployments /li li Extract insights from diverse sporting and market data sources /li li Research and test alternative modelling approaches to improve predictive performance /li li Validate models with realistic backtesting and uncertainty calibration /li li Collaborate with a high-caliber quantitative team to solve complex problems /li /ul b Key requirements /b ul li Advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or related quantitative discipline /li li 3+ years of football experience in the sports betting industry /li li Proven track record of profitable real-money betting models /li li Strong foundations in probability, statistics and ML /li li Strong Python and engineering skills to build pipelines, APIs, deploy, monitor and debug models end-to-end /li li Experience with AI-native workflow, LLMs, and coding agents to accelerate research /li li Owner mentality and focus on model-to-strategy effectiveness /li /ul ul li ownership /li li problem-solving /li li collaboration /li li Python /li li probability /li li statistics /li /ul
Football Quantitative Researcher employer: Venture Up
Venture Up offers an exceptional work environment for Quantitative Researchers in the vibrant city of Oxford, where innovation meets collaboration. Employees benefit from a culture that encourages continuous learning and professional growth, alongside competitive compensation and access to cutting-edge technology. Joining this forward-thinking hedge fund means being part of a team that values creativity and excellence in high-frequency trading.
