Quantamental Commodities Alpha Researcher

Thurn Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Thurn Partners is seeking a Systematic Alpha Researcher to join its London-based central research function. This greenfield mandate aims to convert fundamental datasets into systematic, medium-frequency alpha signals for its commodities trading business.

You will work with traders to turn forecasts and proprietary data into repeatable strategies, with ownership of the research agenda and tooling. On-site in London; sponsorship considered case-by-case.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of quantitative research experience in hedge funds, CTAs, prop trading firms or similar environments.
• A quantamental mindset bridging fundamental reasoning and systematic implementation with interpretable signals.
• Strong Python and rigorous, independent research workflow including honest backtesting and performance attribution.

Responsibilities

• Research, build and test systematic strategies over a days-to-weeks horizon across the existing discretionary commodities trading business.
• Collaborate with fundamental traders and analysts to systematise forecasts, views and datasets into alpha signals.
• Take ownership in a first-hires initiative, shaping the research agenda, tooling and approach.
• Leverage a large data environment spanning fundamentals, flows and market data with cross-team collaboration.
• Contribute to the full research lifecycle: idea generation, signal construction, backtesting, validation and production.

Skills

Python

Quantitative research

Backtesting

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Job description

Thurn Partners is seeking a Systematic Alpha Researcher to join its London-based central research function. This greenfield mandate aims to convert fundamental datasets into systematic, medium-frequency alpha signals for its commodities trading business.

You will work with traders to turn forecasts and proprietary data into repeatable strategies, with ownership of the research agenda and tooling. On-site in London; sponsorship considered case-by-case.