Senior Quant Portfolio Manager

Fortis Recruitment
London
1 year ago
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I am working with a number of Quant and Multi-Strat Hedge Funds and Prop Firms to find Senior Quant PMs for their businesses


Strategies can be in Stat Arb, Mid-Frequency, Index Arb or Delta 1, Factor Investing or Risk Premia


You will be a seasoned PM with an attributable track record from Hedge Fund, Prop Firm, family Office or similar and will be either plug 'n' play or happy to assist to build out your required tech and infrastructure.


You will know your strategies inside out and will be able to talk in depth and at length about your edge.


Ideally you will be keen to contribute to firm growth, beyond individual PnL contribution by either collaborating with other PMs, building a new pod or developing new strategies.


Role and Responsibilities:


  • Develop systematic strategies and signals to capture market inefficiencies
  • Grow your quantitative investment portfolio
  • Contribute to broader firm research and strategic initiatives
  • Build a new pod


Skills and Qualifications:


  • 5+ years’ experience in developing systematic strategies
  • Verifiable track record, $15m+ PnL, high Sharpe Ratio
  • Excellent programming skills e.g. Python and C++


Preferred Qualifications:


  • Postgraduate degree and / or PhD in a quant subject such as Maths, Physics or similar
  • Experience in a Hedge Fund, Prop Firm or similar buy side institution


The offer:


  • Depending on the firm:
  • Excellent package including transparent and formula based comp
  • Collaboration and opportunity to contribute to other research and strategy
  • Access to innovative technology
  • Access to deep and broad datasets, support from a dedicated data team.
  • Access to AI and Machine Learning

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