Quantitative Researcher

Goliath Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Goliath Partners seeks an experienced Systematic Strategy Intraday U.S. Cash Equities Portfolio Manager to deploy proprietary intraday strategies across US cash equities.

You will lead alpha research, portfolio construction, execution, and risk management while scaling capabilities with capital. The role emphasizes independent ownership of performance, development of new signals, and collaboration with tech and data teams to customize trading infrastructure.

Qualifications

• At least one year of attributable live trading performance in intraday U.S. cash equities.
• Prop and transferable investment IP.
• Ability to operate independently and take full accountability for portfolio performance.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and scale proprietary intraday strategies across U.S. cash equities.
• Lead the complete investment process, including alpha research, portfolio construction, execution, and risk management.
• Develop new signals and improve existing strategies as capital scales.
• Build the team and research structure required to support the strategy.
• Collaborate with technology and data teams to tailor infrastructure for trading needs.
• Maintain disciplined exposure, drawdown, and capacity management while delivering strong risk-adjusted returns.

Skills

Intraday U.S. cash equities

Portfolio management

Alpha research

Risk management

Job description

Systematic Strategy Intraday U.S. Cash Equities Portfolio Manager

A well-capitalized prop trading firm is looking for established Quantitative Portfolio Managers to deploy proprietary intraday strategies across US cash equities.

The platform currently supports approximately 40 PM led teams, each operating independently with its own investment process and capital allocation. Team sizes range from solo PMs to 10-person pods, allowing each portfolio manager to build the structure that best supports their strategy.

The search is global and open to exceptional PMs and teams worldwide, although the firm's headquarter and preference remains US based.

Platform and Economics

• Performance payout of up to 50% of net P&L
• Gross market value allocation of up to $800M, based on the strategy’s capacity, requirements, and validated performance
• Full access to proprietary trading infrastructure, APIs, market and alternative data, execution, analytics, and real-time risk systems
• Dedicated engineering, quantitative-dev, and operational support
• Flexibility to join independently or bring and build a team
• Significant autonomy over research, portfolio construction, hiring, and strategy development
• No requirement to manage external capital or client relationships, the PM’s focus remains entirely on alpha generation and performance

Mandate

• Deploy and scale proprietary intraday strategies across U.S. cash equities
• Lead the complete investment process, including alpha research, portfolio construction, execution, and risk management
• Continue developing new signals and improving existing strategies as capital scales
• Build the team and research structure required to support the strategy
• Work with the platform’s technology and data teams to customize infrastructure around specific trading requirements
• Maintain disciplined exposure, drawdown, and capacity management while delivering strong risk-adjusted returns

Ideal Candidate

• At least one year of attributable live trading performance in intraday U.S. cash equities
• Prop and transferable investment IP
• Ability to operate independently and take full accountability for portfolio performance