Chief Quant Research & Alpha Strategies Leader

Michael Page (Hong Kong); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page International (Hong Kong) Limited is seeking a senior quantitative leader in Hong Kong to head a ~10-person team focused on systematic trading and alpha generation. You will guide research from ideation through production, reviewing models and backtests while shaping portfolio construction with the CIO and Founders.

The role requires deep quantitative expertise, strong Python skills, and proven leadership to deliver robust strategies and scalable infrastructure in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Quant Finance, Math, Stats, CS, Physics, Engineering).
• Proven track record in quantitative research, systematic investing, algorithmic trading, or alpha generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of approximately 10 quantitative coding and trading team members.
• Drive generation, evaluation, and implementation of alpha signals and systematic trading strategies.
• Oversee research lifecycle from idea generation to backtesting and production deployment.
• Review models, methodologies, backtest results, and code quality for robustness and scalability.
• Contribute to research and coding initiatives when required.
• Refine and enhance trading strategies to improve risk-adjusted returns.
• Set research priorities and manage multiple projects.
• Collaborate with CIO and Founders on portfolio construction and risk management.
• Drive recruitment to build a world-class quantitative research organization.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on innovation and collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Python

Backtesting frameworks

Research strategy

Communication

Fluent English

Cantonese/Mandarin

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Finance/Math/Stats/CS/Physics/Engineering

Tools

Python programming

Backtesting platforms

Production trading systems

Job description

Michael Page International (Hong Kong) Limited is seeking a senior quantitative leader in Hong Kong to head a ~10-person team focused on systematic trading and alpha generation. You will guide research from ideation through production, reviewing models and backtests while shaping portfolio construction with the CIO and Founders.

The role requires deep quantitative expertise, strong Python skills, and proven leadership to deliver robust strategies and scalable infrastructure in a fast-growing