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Head of Research

Goliath Partners
York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026

Prop trading firm expanding from Chicago with a new office in New York & has scaled from 16 to 120 people in the last 3 years. Originally built by executives of Citadel and now predominately made up of Jump, HRT and Tower professionals - targeting a 3 to 7 years of experience hands-on Head of Quant Research to join the team. HYBRID - 3 Days On Site in NYC.


Firm is ok to wait around a non-compete (up to 24 months).


Role:

Design & implement Implement new alphas for trading strategies.

Enhance firms portfolio of automated electronic trading strategies within the platform.

Develop in Python working with low latency software engineering in building trading/ hedging engines.


Essential skills:

Proficiency with Python in a research capacity.

Market data & simulation expertise.

Trading algorithm development.

Exposure to collaborating with research and development

Experience with designing and implementing strategies for equities, options, futures, bonds or fixed income.


Total compensation is in the ballpark of up to $3M y1 TC with potential for 2nd year guarantees. Sign on bonuses are provided also to assist in covering bonuses on NC's/ buyouts.


If this role is of interest, please apply and Goliath will be in touch!

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