£150,000-250,000 GBP Formulaic Bonus Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Our client is an established quantitative hedge fund operating in the mid/low frequency trading space, with teams globally. The firm is looking for experienced Quantitative Researchers/Traders and Portfolio Managers, particularly those covering systematic Macro Futures or FICC markets, to build and lead a team and trade their own strategies in return for a performance based bonus. The firm can offer exceptional resources, including historical market data, alternative/fundamental datasets, development support, and cutting-edge execution infrastructure, allowing strategies to cover intraday and mid frequency time horizons, while maintaining low costs and a quick time to market. The Role: Building and leading a desk where you will research and trade alphas based on analysis of market or alternative data. Researching and monetizing signals, monitoring performance of models and optimising them where possible. Creating quantitative tools to aid the strategy development process, such as execution algorithms, modelling libraries, etc. for the rest of your trading team to use. Requirements: A degree from a prestigious university in a numerate field. Previous successful candidates have degrees in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, etc. Coding proficiency in at least one language, such as C++ or Python. At least three years of experience as a Quantitative Researcher/Trader, where you used sophisticated quant methods for the research and optimisation of macro strategies. You will need to be a confident, resilient, and highly motivated individual, capable of working collaboratively with your colleagues in your office and in other locations.