Description

A well-established, $7bbn Quant Fund is actively seeking an experienced Cash Equities Execution Quant Researcher to join a close-knit, front office team. The incoming member will capitalize on historical successes of the team by tackling innovative research to compare broker algo performance, improve execution algos in production, assess new technologies to improve performance of the desk and build out quantitative models for:

• Market impact predictions
• Multi-period optimization
• Intraday price movements

The existing team is comprised of senior researchers and developers who have worked on his team for several years each respectively and cultivate a warm, collegial environment where open communication is lauded. The hiring manager is looking for someone who skilled, works well on group efforts and has:

• 3+ years experience working on equities execution research and/or development (buyside, sellside or FinTech firms focused on execution research)
• Exceptional Python and/or C++ coding skills
• In depth understanding of execution algo development, market microstructure, trading optimization and/or TCA
• Strong math/stats foundation
• Advanced STEM degree