Senior Quant Research Lead - HFT & Alpha (Remote)

AAA Global; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High ownership from day one

Fully remote and remote first culture

Access to top trading infrastructure

Direct impact on trading systems

Path to leading a research team

Job summary

A leading financial firm is seeking a Director-HFT to oversee live trading strategies and enhance their performance. This fully remote role offers significant ownership and the chance to build a research team. Candidates should have over 7 years of quantitative trading experience in US cash equities, particularly in HFT and intraday strategies. Proficiency in Python and a collaborative work style are essential. This position provides direct impact on live trading systems and a clear path to leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of quantitative research or trading experience
• Strong track record in US cash equities, especially HFT or intraday strategies
• Experience building and scaling alphas
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and model development
• Experience with statistical analysis, backtesting frameworks, and ML libraries
• Ability to work remotely in a collaborative culture
• Comfortable with a non‑compete period of up to six months if needed

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of several live strategies and improve their performance
• Create new alphas and expand the research pipeline
• Collaborate closely with developers to bring ideas to production
• Analyse real time behaviour and drive systematic improvements
• Build and lead a small research team as the desk scales

Skills

Quantitative research

HFT strategies

Intraday trading

Python

Statistical analysis

Backtesting frameworks

ML libraries

Mentoring researchers

Job description

A leading financial firm is seeking a Director-HFT to oversee live trading strategies and enhance their performance. This fully remote role offers significant ownership and the chance to build a research team. Candidates should have over 7 years of quantitative trading experience in US cash equities, particularly in HFT and intraday strategies. Proficiency in Python and a collaborative work style are essential. This position provides direct impact on live trading systems and a clear path to leadership.