Lead Quant Strategy & Market-Neutral Trading

Michael Page; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 4,500,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance-based incentives

Institutional data access

Flat structure and autonomy

Long-term growth potential

Job summary

Michael Page is partnering with a rapidly growing quantitative investment platform with operations across Hong Kong and Singapore. The firm combines rigorous quantitative research with discretionary expertise, investing across global equities, digital assets, and alternatives, and continues to expand its systematic trading platform and investment team.

The successful candidate will build and lead the Long/Short Market Neutral investment team, owning strategy development, portfolio construction,

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing live capital at a leading hedge fund or prop trading firm.
• Strong leadership with experience building investment/trading teams.
• Advanced quantitative, statistical, and programming skills (Python/C++).
• Deep understanding of portfolio construction and risk management.
• Experience with equities, digital assets, or liquid markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Long/Short Market Neutral investment team, with full ownership of strategy development, portfolio construction, execution, and P&L.
• Manage a dedicated trading book and risk budget, with potential capital scaling based on performance.
• Develop and refine alpha generation frameworks across fundamental, quantitative, event-driven, and relative value opportunities.
• Oversee portfolio risk management, including gross/net exposure control, sector/style neutrality, position sizing, and liquidity management.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage researchers and traders while establishing scalable research and investment processes.
• Work closely with risk management and trading functions to ensure efficient implementation and execution of strategies.

Skills

Long/Short equity

Multi-asset strategies

Market neutral

Relative value

Factor-based alpha

Event-driven

Portfolio risk management

Execution management

Python

C++

Job description

Michael Page is partnering with a rapidly growing quantitative investment platform with operations across Hong Kong and Singapore. The firm combines rigorous quantitative research with discretionary expertise, investing across global equities, digital assets, and alternatives, and continues to expand its systematic trading platform and investment team.

The successful candidate will build and lead the Long/Short Market Neutral investment team, owning strategy development, portfolio construction,