Quantitative Trading Strategy Lead (Crypto) CTA | Alpha | Arbitrage | Market Making | HFT | Options

Adecco; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is recruiting for a leading quantitative trading organisation focused on digital assets and systematic strategies. The role demands ownership of capital, scaling across multiple strategies and leadership of a growing team of researchers, traders and engineers.

Candidates should have a strong track record in at least one quantitative strategy area, experience trading live markets, and the ability to drive performance through research, optimization and risk management.

Qualifications

• Minimum track record leading quantitative trading strategies in live markets.
• Experience in cryptocurrency or digital asset markets is a plus.
• Strong programming and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead research, development and deployment of quantitative trading strategies.
• Drive performance through research, optimization and execution enhancements.
• Manage trading risk, portfolio construction and capital allocation.
• Build and mentor a team of researchers, traders and engineers.
• Identify opportunities across crypto markets and asset classes.
• Collaborate with tech teams to improve execution capabilities.
• Partner with senior management to scale trading businesses.

Skills

Quantitative trading

Research leadership

Programming

Data analysis

Risk management

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing quantitative investment platform focused on digital assets and systematic trading. We are seeking experienced quantitative trading professionals to lead and scale high-performing strategies across a range of quantitative disciplines.

This is an exciting opportunity for strategy owners, portfolio managers, senior quantitative traders and quantitative researchers looking to take ownership of capital, drive strategy performance and build a trading team within an entrepreneurial environment.

We welcome candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Directional / Alpha

• CTA / Trend Following
• Multi-Factor Investing
• Quantitative Long-Short
• Market Neutral Strategies
• Statistical Arbitrage
• Relative Value Strategies

Market Making & Execution

• Market Making
• Liquidity Provision
• Inventory Management
• Electronic Trading

HFT & Market Microstructure

• High-Frequency Trading
• Order Book Alpha
• Market Microstructure Research

Volatility & Derivatives

• Options Trading
• Volatility Arbitrage
• Volatility Surface Trading
• Greeks and Risk Management

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the research, development and deployment of quantitative trading strategies.
• Drive strategy performance through continuous research, optimization and execution enhancement.
• Manage trading risk, portfolio construction and capital allocation.
• Build, mentor and lead a team of quantitative researchers, traders and engineers.
• Identify new opportunities across cryptocurrency and digital asset markets.
• Partner with technology and infrastructure teams to improve execution capabilities.
• Collaborate with senior management to scale successful trading businesses.

Requirements

• Experience within a quantitative hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, asset manager, family office, digital asset trading firm or systematic investment platform.
• Strong background in at least one of the strategy areas listed above.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing systematic or quantitative trading strategies.
• Experience trading live markets and managing investment risk.
• Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to drive initiatives and develop talent.
• Advanced analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Programming and data analysis experience is highly desirable.

Preferred Background

• Experience in cryptocurrency, digital assets or tokenized assets.
• Track record managing quantitative strategies with live capital.
• Experience leading research, trading or portfolio management teams.
• Familiarity with algorithmic trading, execution optimization and market microstructure.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to build and scale your own quantitative trading strategy.
• Dedicated capital allocation and institutional-grade infrastructure.
• Access to technology, data and execution support.
• Competitive compensation package with strong performance-based incentives.
• Dynamic and entrepreneurial environment with significant growth potential.