Quantitative Researcher

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
• Deep understanding of alpha research, portfolio construction, and risk management
• Good understanding of derivatives, volatility dynamics, and options-related modelling is preferred
• Strong programming and data analysis skills, ideally in Python and/or C
• Comfortable working with large datasets and research infrastructure
• Prior leadership experience is preferred
• Able to combine hands-on research with strategic oversight
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across research, trading, and technology teams

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.