Quantitative Research Specialist

AAA Global; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AAA Global is seeking a senior alpha producer to co-head Quantitative Research in India. This player-coach role combines hands-on alpha generation with leadership to scale the research platform and contribute to live trading P&L.

The successful candidate has a proven track record in systematic equity and derivatives alpha, with 5+ years of experience and a strong programming background. Expect high-impact research and leadership responsibilities within a premier investment firm.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systematic equity and derivatives alpha research experience.
• Proven track record of developing profitable, statistically robust signals.
• Direct experience contributing to live trading P&L.
• $20M+ attributable P&L generated through strategies you've developed.
• Strong understanding of signal decay, capacity, risk controls and overfitting.
• Strong programming and quantitative research infrastructure skills.
• Someone who remains a researcher first, while being capable of leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the India Quant Research function alongside the current India Head of Research.
• Remain hands-on in alpha generation and not a pure manager.
• Independently originate, validate and deploy profitable systematic signals.
• Generate differentiated, robust and scalable equity & derivatives alpha.
• Contribute directly to live trading P&L.
• Drive rigorous research standards, reproducibility and structured reviews.
• Improve existing strategies through better modelling, data and signal construction.
• Ensure strong out-of-sample validation and mitigate overfitting.
• Shape research themes and the platform's roadmap.
• Mentor researchers and help build a high-quality team.

Skills

Systematic alpha research

Profitable signals development

Live trading P&L

Programming proficiency

Quantitative research infrastructure

Signal decay & risk controls

Leadership potential

Researcher-first mindset

Collaboration on roadmap

Education

BS/MS/PhD in STEM

Job description

A leading quantitative investment firm is looking for a senior alpha producer to join its India office as Co-Head of Quantitative Research.

This is a player-coach role for a proven quantitative researcher with a demonstrated ability to generate profitable, scalable equity & derivatives alpha and directly contribute to live trading P&L.

The mandate is straightforward: increase alpha production while helping scale and elevate the India research platform.

What you'll do-

• Co-lead the India Quant Research function alongside the current India Head of Research
• Remain hands-on in alpha generation - this is not a pure people-management role
• Independently originate, validate and deploy profitable systematic signals
• Generate differentiated, robust and scalable equity & derivatives alpha
• Contribute directly to live trading P&L
• Drive rigorous research standards, reproducibility and structured research reviews
• Improve existing strategies through better modelling, data and signal construction
• Ensure strong out-of-sample validation and mitigate overfitting
• Shape research themes, priorities and the platform's research roadmap
• Mentor researchers and help build a high-quality research team without compromising the hiring bar or alpha quality.

What they're looking for-

• 5+ years of systematic equity and derivatives alpha research experience
• BS/MS/PhD in a STEM discipline
• Proven track record of developing profitable, statistically robust signals
• Direct experience contributing to live trading P&L
• $20M+ attributable P&L generated through strategies you've developed
• Strong understanding of signal decay, capacity, risk controls and overfitting
• Strong programming and quantitative research infrastructure skills
• Someone who remains a researcher first, while being capable of taking on broader leadership responsibility
• Performance-linked bonus tied to the algorithms you develop
• Opportunity to influence research direction and lead new ideas
• Collaborative environment with significant decision-making responsibility
• Comprehensive healthcare and insurance benefits