Quantitative Research Team Lead - London/Chicago

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You have established your experience in the markets, capable of identifying profitable price signals that in turn generate new alphas. You have a highly technical skillset to establish new trading opportunities that feed into live strategies. Would you now like to exhibit your notable years of experience to lead a new generation of quantitative researchers? You will the autonomy to expand the team, set the vision and leverage your research and market expertise for the cryptoasset domain. 

 

Okay interesting, tell me more ... 

 

At foremost you will be working on research projects as a quantitative researcher, developing new and improving existing algorithmic trades for the team whilst managing a team of quantitative researchers including mentorship, task allocation, and hiring. Additionally, you will develop strategies to optimize execution, utilizing market microstructure analysis. You will establish research priorities in conjunction with leadership, traders, and engineers and provide direction for the implementation of research strategies and platforms for production systems. 

 

Who's the client? 

 

Sat within a global prop trading firm that has generated three decades of experience and blended experienced industry professionals and quantitative experts to create a diversified view of the markets. They are a global leader in cryptoassets, uniquely positioned between traditional markets and the crypto ecosystem with an unparalleled understanding of the market structure. 

 

I'm not actively looking but I am curious - how can I find out more ?

 

Understood - we're headhunters so it's our job to find the relevant talent (you), present the opportunity and provide the detail you need to determine if this opportunity is as good as it sounds. You can get in touch via email at c.ha@gslsearch.com or use the link below to book time into my diary for a confidential chat. 

 

 

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