Senior Quant Portfolio Manager – Multi-Asset

BitQcode; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitqcode Quantitative Capital is a Dubai-based quantitative hedge fund seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager to independently research, develop, deploy, and manage profitable trading strategies across global markets. You will own the complete investment lifecycle—from idea to execution and monitoring—within a high-ownership environment.

You will lead cross-asset portfolio construction, alpha generation, risk management, and continuous strategy optimization while mentoring junior researchers and

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing systematic or quantitative investment strategies in hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, or institutional asset managers.
• Strong understanding of portfolio construction, risk-adjusted returns, factor investing, and capital allocation.
• Experience building and managing live quantitative trading strategies with measurable performance.
• Deep understanding of derivatives including futures, options, swaps, and leverage.
• Strong statistical and mathematical foundation including probability, optimization, time series analysis, and machine learning concepts.
• Excellent programming skills in Python, with experience using quantitative research libraries and backtesting frameworks.
• Ability to analyze large financial datasets and extract robust, production-ready trading signals.
• Strong knowledge of market microstructure, execution quality, transaction costs, and liquidity.
• Experience evaluating strategy robustness through out-of-sample testing, walk-forward validation, and stress testing.
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative ideas clearly to engineers, researchers, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio construction across multiple asset classes, balancing risk, return, diversification, and capital efficiency.
• Alpha generation through quantitative research, statistical modeling, and systematic strategy development.
• End-to-end ownership of strategies from research and backtesting through production deployment and ongoing monitoring.
• Risk management including exposure limits, drawdown controls, leverage management, and portfolio stress testing.
• Performance attribution and analysis to identify drivers of returns, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Capital allocation across strategies based on performance, capacity, and market conditions.
• Collaboration with engineering teams to improve execution quality, trading infrastructure, and research tooling.
• Market monitoring during major macro events and adapting portfolio exposures when necessary.
• Continuous research into new markets, datasets, execution techniques, and quantitative signals.
• Mentoring junior researchers and traders while helping establish investment and research best practices.

Skills

Python

Quantitative research

Time series analysis

Machine learning

Statistical modeling

Data analysis

Communication to engineers/leadership

Risk management

Portfolio construction

Market microstructure

Tools

Backtesting frameworks

FIX connectivity

Job description

Bitqcode Quantitative Capital is a Dubai-based quantitative hedge fund seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager to independently research, develop, deploy, and manage profitable trading strategies across global markets. You will own the complete investment lifecycle—from idea to execution and monitoring—within a high-ownership environment.

You will lead cross-asset portfolio construction, alpha generation, risk management, and continuous strategy optimization while mentoring junior researchers and