Quant - Portfolio Manager

Edelweiss Global Markets; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Edelweiss Global Markets is hiring a Portfolio Manager to own, scale, and optimize systematic books end-to-end—spanning research, portfolio construction, live trading, and risk. This high-autonomy role requires leadership and a deep understanding of multi-asset markets.

You will deploy a bouquet of strategies across styles and geographies, lead a team of researchers, and continuously adapt models to changing regimes while maintaining a strong risk culture.

Qualifications

• Academic foundation in mathematics, computer science, or statistics.
• Five+ years of quantitative research with deployable strategies.
• Two+ years of independently managing a live trading book at a fund/prop desk.
• Hands-on programming in R/Python/Java; macro understanding of multi-asset markets.
• Clear communication, leadership, curiosity and independent thinking.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and trade a multi-million-dollar systematic portfolio End-to-end ownership from research to risk.
• Lead researchers/analysts; set agendas and scale winning ideas.
• Adjust exposures as markets shift; enhance models and incubate new ones.
• Uphold a rigorous risk culture and maximize risk-adjusted returns.

Skills

Quantitative research

Programming (R/Python/Java)

Multi-asset market dynamics

Team leadership

Risk management

End-to-end ownership

Strong communication

Education

Mathematics/Computer Science/Statistics degree

Tools

R

Python

Java

Job description

About the Team & the Opportunity:

Edelweiss Global Markets is a multi-strategy trading business within the Edelweiss Group, operating across five geographies and four asset classes. We combine proprietary data, research-driven thinking, disciplined risk management, and low-latency execution to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns. Our culture emphasizes productive paranoia, deep respect for risk, openness, passion (“Junoon”) for excellence, and a strong one-team ethos.

We are looking to onboard Portfolio Managers to own, scale, and optimize systematic books end-to-end —spanning research, portfolio construction, live trading, and risk.

This is a high-autonomy role with clear accountability, strong infrastructure, and accelerated growth.

What You Will Do:

• Create, manage, and trade a multi-million-dollar systematic portfolio (>$10mn to start), deploying a bouquet of strategies across styles, frequencies, asset classes, and geographies.

• Exercise true end-to-end ownership: alpha research, strategy engineering, portfolio allocation, execution oversight, and risk controls.

• Lead a team of researchers/analysts; set research agendas, raise the engineering bar, and scale winning ideas.

• Reorient exposures proactively as market regimes change; improve existing models while incubating new ones.

• Uphold a rigorous risk culture—deploy capital judiciously to maximize risk-adjusted returns and protect against tail events.

What You Need to Succeed:

• A strong academic foundation in mathematics , computer science, statistics, or related fields.

• At least five years of quantitative research with a deployable bouquet of strategies suitable for portfolio construction.

• Two or more years of independently managing a sizeable live trading book across styles and frequencies at a fund/ prop desk or equivalent.

• A stable live track record with strong risk-adjusted performance; hands-on programming in R/Python/Java; macro understanding of multi-asset market dynamics.

• Clear communication, team leadership, curiosity, and out-of-the-box thinking.

Why Join Edelweiss Global Markets:

• Own and scale a systematic book on a platform with proprietary data, advanced analytics, and low-latency execution.

• High autonomy with strong scaffolding: mentorship, robust technology, and a risk framework that treats risk as a precious resource.

• A values-driven environment—openness, passion, all for one, and thought leadership—with real career acceleration and comprehensive benefits.