Quantitative Researcher
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Head of Quant Research
Location: Flexible (New York, Chicago, Boston, or US remote)
We are looking to hire a Head of Quant Research to lead and expand a quantitative research platform across FX, futures, equities, and volatility / options-related strategies. This is a senior role for someone with a strong track record in building, testing, and deploying systematic trading strategies, while also leading research direction and team development.
The successful candidate will play a key role in defining the firm’s research agenda, driving alpha generation, and working closely with trading and technology teams to turn research into live, scalable strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the quant research function focused on futures, equities, and vol / options-related strategies (one of them is fine)
- Define and drive the overall research roadmap and strategy development process
- Develop systematic trading strategies, signals, and portfolio construction frameworks across relevant products
- Conduct research across directional, relative value, and volatility-driven opportunities
- Oversee the full research lifecycle, including idea generation, data analysis, backtesting, validation, and deployment
- Work closely with trading and technology teams to improve execution, infrastructure, and production efficiency
- Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing quant research team
- Maintain strong research standards around robustness, scalability, and risk discipline
- Monitor live strategy performance and continuously refine models as market conditions evolve
Candidate Profile
- Proven experience in quantitative research within systematic trading
- Strong track record of developing and deploying strategies across FX, futures, equities, and/or options / volatility products
Preferred Background
- Experience at a systematic hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, or quantitative asset manager
- Experience researching medium-frequency or higher-frequency strategies is a plus
- Experience in volatility, options, or derivatives research is a plus
- Experience building or scaling a research team is highly desirable
Why Join
- Opportunity to lead and shape the quant research direction of the business
- Senior, high-impact role with visibility across the platform
- Collaborative and entrepreneurial environment
- Competitive compensation with strong performance upside
Please email your CV to steven@aaaglobal.co.uk if you are interested in this opportunity.