Senior Equity Statistical Arbitrage Portfolio Manager - London

Octavius Finance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Octavius Finance in London is seeking an experienced Equity Statistical Arbitrage Portfolio Manager to lead mid-frequency strategies with intraday to short-term horizons.

You will own the full investment process from idea generation and strategy development through portfolio construction, implementation and ongoing risk management, with direct responsibility for performance and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in equity statistical arbitrage.
• Proven experience managing a live book with direct responsibility for risk and P&L.
• Experience managing significant capital, ideally a portfolio of $500 million or more.
• Strong understanding of portfolio construction, trading and risk across shorter holding periods.
• Ability to generate and implement investment ideas independently.
• Programming expertise is not a prerequisite.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage equity statistical arbitrage strategies across intraday and short term horizons
• Generate investment ideas and oversee their development through to live implementation
• Take direct responsibility for portfolio construction, position sizing and risk management
• Monitor performance, trading costs and portfolio exposures
• Assess strategy capacity, scalability and changing market conditions
• Refine the investment process to support consistent performance

Skills

Equity statistical arbitrage

Portfolio management

Risk management

P&L ownership

Capital management

Portfolio construction

Trading strategies

Independent idea generation

Job description

Octavius Finance in London is seeking an experienced Equity Statistical Arbitrage Portfolio Manager to lead mid-frequency strategies with intraday to short-term horizons.

You will own the full investment process from idea generation and strategy development through portfolio construction, implementation and ongoing risk management, with direct responsibility for performance and risk controls.