Head of Systematic Macro Strategy Team (USA)

Trexquant Investment LP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus based on performance

Health, dental, and vision insurance premiums covered

Job summary

A financial investment firm in New York is seeking a senior quantitative professional to lead the Systematic Macro Strategy team. This role involves developing macro strategies, collaborating with various teams, and managing data pipelines to enhance trading efficiency. Ideal candidates should possess advanced degrees in STEM fields, strong quantitative skills, and over 5 years of relevant experience, particularly with systematic macro-based strategies. The position offers competitive compensation and health benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in researching and trading systematic macro based strategies.
• Experience managing or leading a team of quant researchers.
• Strong quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Systematic Macro Strategy team, enhancing macro alpha signals.
• Design and develop systematic macro strategies across asset classes.
• Collaborate with the execution team to optimize strategy implementation.
• Identify and integrate high-quality datasets for macro research.
• Enhance platform capabilities with the development team.
• Define and manage macro-specific risk exposures with the risk team.
• Communicate insights and performance to senior management.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Team management

Python

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistical Modeling, Computer Science or related STEM fields

Job description

We are looking for a senior quantitative professional to develop and lead a Systematic Macro Strategy team at Trexquant. In this role, you will be responsible for developing strategies and building out a team for researching, implementing, and trading profitable macro-based strategies within our core product. Your work will integrate macro related asset-classes such as FX into our proven quantitative processes, significantly expanding our tradable universe, profitability, and competitive edge.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Systematic Macro Strategy team, driving the development, enhancement, and ongoing monitoring of macro alpha signals to support scalable and sustainable performance.
• Design, develop, and scale a diversified suite of systematic macro strategies across asset classes, ensuring robustness from research through production.
• Collaborate closely with the execution team to optimize strategy implementation, aligning macro strategies with existing portfolios and improving overall trading efficiency.
• Identify, source, and integrate high-quality datasets for macro research; develop and maintain data pipelines to support efficient backtesting and live trading.
• Partner with the development team to enhance platform capabilities, improving the accuracy, speed, and reliability of simulation and execution for macro strategies.
• Work with the risk team to define, monitor, and manage macro-specific risk exposures, while optimizing capital allocation across strategies.
• Communicate research insights and strategy performance to senior management, ensuring alignment between quantitative macro initiatives and broader investment objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics, Statistical Modeling, Computer Science or other related STEM fields.
• 5+ years of experience in researching and trading systematic macro based strategies.
• Experience managing or leading a team of quant researchers.
• Strong quantitative skills.
• Proficiency in Python.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, plus bonus based on individual and company performance.
• Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment while solving the hardest problems in the financial markets.
• PPO Health, dental and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents.

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer