Front-Office Quant Researcher: Build & Validate Signals

AAA Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AAA Global seeks a Quantitative Researcher at graduate/PhD level for 2026/2027 intake with front-office exposure to live trading. The role emphasizes strong quantitative ability and research judgment over prior finance experience.

You will develop predictive signals from large datasets, test models with rigorous statistics, and work with traders and engineers to put research into production while monitoring performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD from a leading university in a highly quantitative discipline.
• Exceptional academic record.
• Strong programming ability in C++ or Python.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop predictive signals from large, noisy datasets.
• Build, test and validate models with rigorous attention to statistical robustness, overfitting and transaction costs.
• Work alongside portfolio managers, traders and engineers to take research from prototype into production.
• Monitor live model performance and investigate divergence between expected and realised behaviour.

Skills

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in quantitative field

Job description

AAA Global seeks a Quantitative Researcher at graduate/PhD level for 2026/2027 intake with front-office exposure to live trading. The role emphasizes strong quantitative ability and research judgment over prior finance experience.

You will develop predictive signals from large datasets, test models with rigorous statistics, and work with traders and engineers to put research into production while monitoring performance.