Lead Alpha Researcher, Systematic Equities
Core
Lead a European alpha research team to develop, validate, and deploy systematic equities trading strategies and predictive models to improve production trading performance.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC lead researcher (systematic equities)
Builds
Production trading strategies, alpha signals, and predictive models for global equities markets
Domain
Systematic trading, quantitative finance, machine learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning, statistics, experimental design, Python programming, model validation, research methodology, team leadership, strategy development
Preferred skills
PhD in quantitative discipline, experience managing high-performance research teams, track record of profitable orthogonal signals
Technologies
Python
Responsibilities
Lead research, development, and deployment of alpha signals and predictive models; Manage and develop the European alpha research team; Define and prioritize the alpha research agenda; Deliver measurable improvements in production trading performance; Establish best practices for research methodology and validation; Drive development of scalable research tools and datasets
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities