Quantitative Researcher – Systematic Strategies

Smartkarma; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartkarma is seeking former or current systematic traders and quant researchers to join our analytics platform serving institutional clients. You will develop systematic strategies across equities and multi-asset, perform robust backtesting, and craft differentiated datasets and models that are hard to replicate.

You will also write clear, defendable insights for professional investors and present findings in client discussions.

Qualifications

• Extensive research, trading or investment experience for institutional clients (8 yrs+)
• Demonstrated quantitative track record and evidence of proprietary work (datasets, models, tooling)
• Ability to write differentiated insights for professional investors (structured, concise, defensible)

Responsibilities

• Strong writing and communication skills: articulate and defend research views clearly in insights and client discussions
• Ability to combine market intuition with statistical learning to create differentiated datasets and models
• Deliver actionable trade ideas and alpha signals with empirical edge across multi-asset contexts

Skills

8+ years experience

Quantitative track record

Professional writing

Tools

Backtesting

Job description

Smartkarma is seeking former or current systematic traders and quant researchers to join our analytics platform serving institutional clients. You will develop systematic strategies across equities and multi-asset, perform robust backtesting, and craft differentiated datasets and models that are hard to replicate.

You will also write clear, defendable insights for professional investors and present findings in client discussions.