Senior Remote Quant Trading Lead
Placements24
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Placements24 is seeking a Lead Quantitative Analyst for a fully remote role within South Africa. The candidate will lead a team of quantitative analysts, mentor juniors, and work closely with traders and technologists to deploy advanced models and trading strategies.
The role requires an advanced degree (PhD/MD in a quantitative field), 8+ years in quantitative finance, and strong programming skills in Python/C++/R, with expertise in stochastic calculus, ML, and time-series analysis.
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in quantitative field (Math, Stats, Physics, CS, Financial Eng).
- 8+ years in quantitative analysis, algo trading, or related finance roles.
- Strong leadership and team management experience.
- Proficient in Python, C++, or R with numerical libraries.
- Deep knowledge of stochastic calculus, statistics, ML, and time-series analysis.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement quantitative trading strategies and risk models.
- Mentor and lead a team of quantitative analysts.
- Perform backtesting and statistical analysis to optimize algorithms.
- Develop pricing, risk, and portfolio optimization models.
- Collaborate with software engineers to productionize models.
- Analyze large datasets to uncover alpha-generating opportunities.
- Stay updated with research in quantitative finance and ML.
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Placements24 is seeking a Lead Quantitative Analyst for a fully remote role within South Africa. The candidate will lead a team of quantitative analysts, mentor juniors, and work closely with traders and technologists to deploy advanced models and trading strategies.
The role requires an advanced degree (PhD/MD in a quantitative field), 8+ years in quantitative finance, and strong programming skills in Python/C++/R, with expertise in stochastic calculus, ML, and time-series analysis.
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