AI-Driven Quant Analyst — Build & Automate

Prodigal Capital

Sydney

On-site

AUD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

10 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with performanceBon

Job summary

Prodigal Capital, a global quantitative trading firm, seeks an Analyst to help shape AI integration across research, trading and operations in Sydney. You’ll join a small, technical team, sit across research, trading operations and the business, and help bring AI tools into data workflows, reporting, execution support and process automation.

A degree in a quantitative field and coding comfort are essential.

Qualifications

  • Requires a degree in mathematics, engineering, data science, computer science or related field.
  • Comfort with data and willingness to write code.
  • Ability to think critically and translate ideas into working AI tools.
  • Ability to prototype quickly and iterate on solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Support research, trading and operations across a global multi-asset business.
  • Build and integrate AI tools into the workflows the firm runs on.
  • Work across research, trading operations and the business to bring AI into data, reporting, execution support and automation.
  • Prototype and improve AI workflows rather than wait for perfect specs.

Skills

Exceptional analytical thinking
Numerical agility
Curiosity about AI
Bias to build
Healthy scepticism
Ownership mindset
Clear communication

Education

Degree in mathematics, engineering, data science, computer science or related field

Job description

Prodigal Capital, a global quantitative trading firm, seeks an Analyst to help shape AI integration across research, trading and operations in Sydney. You’ll join a small, technical team, sit across research, trading operations and the business, and help bring AI tools into data workflows, reporting, execution support and process automation.

A degree in a quantitative field and coding comfort are essential.

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