Data Scout

iSAM Securities; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

iSAM Securities seeks a data professional to shape how it identifies, acquires and manages data across the Systematic Funds and Capital Markets businesses. You will own the data catalogue and collaborate with researchers to ensure access to high‑quality datasets.

You will proactively identify new datasets, build relationships with data providers and contribute to the firm’s data strategy to drive investment insights.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced, technical environment.
• Experience working in a similar systematic investment firm, ideally with an equity focus.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Source new data and build relationships with data providers.
• Contribute meaningfully to data strategy across the firm.
• Own the data catalogue and improve understanding of data assets.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Systematic investing experience

Documentation skills

Independent worker

Job description

iSAM is an innovative, financial technology firm specialising in quantitative trading, comprised of iSAM Funds and iSAM Securities.

iSAM Securities regulated by the FCA, SFC, and CIMA registered, is a leading algorithmic trading firm and trusted electronic market maker, providing liquidity, technology and prime services to institutional clients and trading venues globally. The firm offers full-service prime brokerage and execution via its cutting-edge proprietary technology, as well as market leading analytics, cleared through the group’s bank Prime Brokers.

iSAM Funds is an alternative asset manager specialising in systematic investing. Each strategy is unique, provides a specialist quantitative approach and is designed to deliver highly diversifying absolute returns for institutional portfolios.

AbouttheRole:

ThisisanewrolethatofferstheopportunitytoshapehowiSAMidentifies,acquiresandmanagesdata.WorkingacrossourSystematicFundsandCapitalMarketsbusinesses,youwillhelpdefinethefirm'sdatastrategy,buildstrongrelationshipswithdataprovidersandensureourresearchershaveaccesstothebestdataavailable.

Youwillownourdatacatalogue,continuouslyimproveourunderstandingofthefirm'sdataassets,andproactivelyidentifynewdatasetsthatcanprovideinvestmentinsightanddataproviderstopartnerwith.Weareafast-pacedambitiousteam,soyou'llbeexpectedtoworkindependently,collaborateacrossthebusinessandworkcloselywiththeinvestmentteamsandHeadofData.

Responsibilities:

• Sourcenewdata,buildingrelationshipswithestablishedandnewerprovidersofdata
• Contributemeaningfullytodatastrategyacrossthefirm

Aboutyou:

• Experienceworkinginafast-paced,technicalenvironment
• Experienceworkinginasimilarsystematicinvestmentfirm–ideallywithanequityfocus
• Excellentdocumentationskills
• Anabilitytoworkindependently