Head of Technology (Portfolio Management)- Tech-Driven Global Hedge Fund

Vodafone; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking a Head of Technology for its innovative technology team within the finance sector. The role involves collaborating with engineers and quants to enhance a sophisticated analytics platform. Candidates should have strong engineering and management skills, experience with Python, and a solid understanding of financial markets. The company offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and an environment that values collaboration and transparency.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonuses

Personal development allowance

Central London office

Transparent and collaborative environment

Regular social events

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio optimisation experience.
• Excellent team management and communication skills.
• Demonstrable programming experience in Python.

Responsibilities

• Work with Quants and Engineers to enhance the simulation and reporting platform.
• Monitor allocations and implementation shortfall.
• Support production optimisers and implement engineering solutions.

Skills

Programming in Python

Team management

Communication skills

Portfolio optimisation

Quant development

Data management

Linux proficiency

Tools

NumPy

SciPy

Pandas

Spark

Kafka

Flink

Oracle

Postgres

MongoDB

ArcticDB

Job description

The Client

One of the world's largest hedge funds, this is an excellent opportunity to join one of the most prestigious technology teams in systematic trading in an agile, hands-on tech manager role. With a flat-structured, 'no-attitude' working environment, this is a great time to join as engineering is currently undergoing significant investment.

The Role

This is a highly collaborative position, working with Quants and Engineers across the business as you link together the various facets of the simulation, analytics & reporting platform. You'll monitor gearing, allocations and implementation shortfall, as well as developing and supporting production optimisers, and implementing the necessary engineering identified by PM research.

The majority of the firm's systems run on Linux and most code is written in Python, including extensive use of numpy, scipy, pandas, scikit-learn, etc. But they're also constantly evaluating new technologies, tools and libraries.

The successful Head of Technology will have excellent engineering skills, good financial markets experience, and a good working knowledge of statistics.

Key Requirements

• Strong portfolio optimisation/construction experience is a must-have
• Excellent team management and communication skills
• Demonstrable programming experience in Python is essential (Java & C++ desirable)
• Substantial quant development engineering experience
• Experience of the challenges of dealing with large datasets (structured and unstructured)
• Used a range of open-source frameworks and development tools, e.g. NumPy/SciPy/Pandas, Spark, Kafka, Flink
• Working knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies, e.g. Oracle, Postgres, MongoDB, ArcticDB.
• Proficient on Linux

Benefits

• Competitive salary + generous bonuses
• Extra perks including a personal development allowance and sponsorship
• Central London office with a very smart, friendly tech team
• Flat-structured, transparent and collaborative environment, 'no-attitude' culture
• Regular social events, plus annual company trips and team offsites

Contact
To apply for this role, or for further information, please contact:

Maia Ellis
[e-mail]
020 3745 6539
linkedin.com/in/maia-ellis-38a577193