Senior Fundamental Equity Volatility Analyst

Senior Fundamental Equity Volatility Analyst

Location: New York

We are supporting a global multi strat Hedge Fund who is seeking a senior Fundamental Equity Volatility Analyst to join its established and growing equities volatility platform, reporting directly to the Head of Equity Volatility. This is a business-critical hire within one of the firm's long-standing core strategies, offering high visibility and direct impact across a significant portion of firm capital.

The Opportunity

• Join a well-established volatility franchise that has been a core driver of the firm's success for 10 years
• Work directly alongside the Head of Equity Vol, who oversees a large team and manages a substantial portion of the firms capital.
• Step into a #2 role on a lean, high-impact team, providing senior-level support impacting the day-to-day direction of the business
• Play a central role in shaping idea generation and research across the equity volatility platform
• Highly collaborative seat with regular interaction across single stock PMs and trading teams

Candidate Profile

• Background in options trading / market making, or fundamental equity or credit research with an event-driven focus
• Strong ability to think bottom-up, while incorporating broader macro overlays where relevant
• Experience analyzing earnings events, news flow, and catalyst-driven equity moves
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders
• Exposure to technology sector is beneficial, given its significance within the options market
• Open to candidates from long-only backgrounds seeking a more dynamic, event-driven environment

Key Responsibilities

• Generate differentiated investment ideas focused on mispriced options and volatility opportunities
• Analyze and contextualize market catalysts, news flow, and event-driven dynamics across equities
• Provide actionable insights and real-time "color" to PMs and trading teams, including examples such as:
• Anticipated read-throughs from major earnings events (e.g., NVDA and second-order impacts across sectors)
• Sector-level implications of macro or political developments (e.g., policy announcements, tariffs)
• Identification of upcoming catalysts and assessment of potential volatility dislocations
• Partner closely with internal teams to translate research into actionable trade ideas
• Leverage existing internal tooling and systems to streamline analysis and idea delivery

Role Characteristics

• Research-focused position with no requirement for trade execution or sizing responsibilities (handled by PMs)
• Not a direct path to PnL ownership on day one, but clear long-term optionality for top performers
• Opportunity to evolve into a highly compensated ($1m potential) seat over time
• Broad exposure across the equity volatility ecosystem and direct mentorship from senior leadership