Co-Head of Quantitative Research (INDIA)

Trexquant Investment LP; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with performance bonuses

Collaborative working environment

Comprehensive healthcare and insurance

Job summary

A leading investment firm in India is seeking a Senior Alpha Producer to co-lead Quantitative Research. This pivotal player-coach role involves generating profitable alpha in equities and derivatives while maintaining high research standards. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in systematic research, a proven track record in P&L generation, and strong leadership abilities. Join a collaborative team and influence research directions while contributing to innovative strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in systematic equity and derivatives alpha research.
• Proven record of generating statistically robust and profitable signals.
• Direct contribution to live P&L.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the India research function and enforce high research standards.
• Produce scalable alpha while contributing directly to live trading P&L.
• Mentor researchers and maintain high hiring standards.
• Independently originate, validate, and deploy profitable signals while directly generating alpha.
• Improve and refine existing research, driving innovation in modeling, data usage, and signal construction with strict statistical discipline and out-of-sample rigor.
• Shape thematic priorities and research roadmaps to guide the direction of the platform.
• Mentor and scale the team by coaching researchers, developing high-potential talent, maintaining a strong hiring bar, and ensuring growth does not compromise alpha quality

Skills

Signal construction

Statistical analysis

Research leadership

Programming fluency

P&L contribution

Education

BS/MS/PhD degree in STEM

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Git

Job description

Overview

TrexQuant is seeking a senior alpha producer to serve as Co-Head of Quantitative Research in our India office. This is a player-coach role for a proven researcher with a demonstrated track record of generating profitable, scalable equity and derivatives alpha. The mandate is simple: increase alpha production while helping scale and elevate the research platform locally.

You will work alongside the current India Head of Research, sharing leadership responsibilities as the team expands. Production credibility is essential — this is not a pure managerial oversight role.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the India research function, enforce high research standards and reproducibility, and conduct structured research reviews
• Produce differentiated, robust, and scalable equity and derivatives alpha while contributing directly to live trading P&L
• Elevate research quality across the office and help scale the team without diluting standards
• Independently originate, validate, and deploy profitable signals while directly generating alpha
• Improve and refine existing research, driving innovation in modeling, data usage, and signal construction with strict statistical discipline and out-of-sample rigor
• Shape thematic priorities and research roadmaps to guide the direction of the platform
• Mentor and scale the team by coaching researchers, developing high-potential talent, maintaining a strong hiring bar, and ensuring growth does not compromise alpha quality

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD degree in a STEM field
• 5+ years of experience in systematic equity and derivatives alpha research
• Proven record of generating statistically robust and profitable signals
• Direct contribution to live P&L
• Demonstrated track record of generating at least $20Mn in attributable P&L through developed strategies
• Deep understanding of signal decay, capacity, risk controls, and overfitting mitigation
• Strong programming and research infrastructure fluency

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with bonus tied to the performance of algorithms you develop
• Work in a collaborative and friendly environment, participate in the decision-making process for research direction, and have the opportunity to lead on new ideas
• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare and insurance

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer