Quant Researcher – Systematic Rates & Global Macro

Tempest Vane Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Tempest Vane Partners is seeking a Quantitative Researcher with deep Systematic Macro experience, specifically Rates, to join a high-performing research team in London. You will generate original research, develop new alpha signals and build systematic trading strategies across global Macro markets.

Work with a talented team of researchers, PMs and engineers, with exposure to Rates, FX, Commodities and equity indices and a strong path for career progression in a market-leading platform.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD from a top-tier university in a STEM discipline.
• 3+ years experience in Systematic Macro trading with strong Rates knowledge.
• Proven track record of original research and systematic strategy development.
• Experience with large datasets, statistical modelling, back-testing and ML techniques.
• Strong programming skills in Python; knowledge of C++ or another language is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original quantitative research to identify and develop new systematic Macro trading strategies and alpha signals.
• Translate ideas into robust, scalable live deployment strategies.
• Improve existing strategies with new signals, datasets and modelling techniques.
• Analyse large datasets to identify patterns and sources of systematic return.
• Develop, back-test and validate quantitative models using statistical and ML methods.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers, Researchers and Software Engineers throughout the process.

Skills

Quantitative research

Systematic macro

Statistical modelling

Back-testing

Machine learning

Python

C++

Education

Masters/PhD in STEM

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Tempest Vane Partners is seeking a Quantitative Researcher with deep Systematic Macro experience, specifically Rates, to join a high-performing research team in London. You will generate original research, develop new alpha signals and build systematic trading strategies across global Macro markets.

Work with a talented team of researchers, PMs and engineers, with exposure to Rates, FX, Commodities and equity indices and a strong path for career progression in a market-leading platform.