Head of Alpha Research & ML Strategy

Tradermath; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC is seeking a Lead Alpha Researcher to join our Systematic Equities team in London. This senior role blends hands-on research with leadership to develop and scale alpha generation and predictive modelling across our global equities portfolio.

You will lead the European alpha research effort, manage researchers, and drive a portfolio of high-impact initiatives from idea to production, working with traders, researchers, and engineers across regions.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, CS, Engineering, Physics, or a quantitative discipline.
• 5+ years of experience developing systematic, intraday trading strategies and alpha signals.
• Proven track record of profitable, value-adding signals in production trading.
• Experience mentoring or leading researchers in a high-performance research environment.
• Strong ability to influence research direction and drive impactful research outcomes.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Excellent collaboration across research, trading, engineering, and global offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead research, development, and deployment of alpha signals and predictive models, contributing to a globally coordinated alpha effort across equities markets.
• Manage, grow, and develop a core part of the European alpha research team.
• Help define and prioritise the alpha research agenda.
• Deliver measurable improvements in production trading performance through robust research, disciplined validation, and close collaboration with trading teams.
• Establish and uphold best practices for research methodology, validation, reproducibility, and deployment across the alpha research team.
• Foster a research culture built on scientific rigour, intellectual curiosity, open idea sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Drive the development of scalable research tools, datasets, and modelling frameworks that increase team productivity.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Leadership

Statistical Analysis

Research Collaboration

Education

Master’s or PhD in Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics

Tools

Python

Job description

IMC is seeking a Lead Alpha Researcher to join our Systematic Equities team in London. This senior role blends hands-on research with leadership to develop and scale alpha generation and predictive modelling across our global equities portfolio.

You will lead the European alpha research effort, manage researchers, and drive a portfolio of high-impact initiatives from idea to production, working with traders, researchers, and engineers across regions.