Lead Quant Researcher: Alpha Ideas & Team Mentorship

ACCA Careers; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers in Hong Kong is seeking a quantitative analytics professional to lead a small team of junior quants. You will generate and review alpha ideas, review models and back tests, and code when necessary to support strategy development.

You will manage research priorities, collaborate with the CIO and founders on portfolio and risk, and recruit/train junior quants to scale the team’s impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in STEM.
• Experience in Python is required.
• Experience in quant research or data analytics.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Manage junior quants.
• Generate and review alpha ideas.
• Review models, back tests and code.
• Code when necessary.
• Improve existing strategies.
• Manage research priorities and projects.
• Work with CIO/founders on portfolio and risk.
• Recruit and train junior quants.

Skills

Quant research

Data analytics

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Python

Job description

ACCA Careers in Hong Kong is seeking a quantitative analytics professional to lead a small team of junior quants. You will generate and review alpha ideas, review models and back tests, and code when necessary to support strategy development.

You will manage research priorities, collaborate with the CIO and founders on portfolio and risk, and recruit/train junior quants to scale the team’s impact.