Remote Lead Data Scientist - Algorithmic Trading

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 2,468,000 - 3,456,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive compensation

Performance bonus

Health insurance

Stock options

Home office stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Lead Data Scientist to head a team focused on cutting-edge algorithmic trading models. You will design, backtest, and deploy ML-driven strategies, build scalable data pipelines, and mentor junior scientists in a fast-paced fintech environment.

You will collaborate with quantitative traders and software engineers to integrate models into live trading systems, staying ahead of market trends and maintaining rigorous performance analysis while communicating results

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as CS, stats, math, physics or financial engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of hands-on data science experience with a focus on quantitative finance or algo trading.
• Proven experience leading data science teams and managing complex projects.
• Expertise in ML algorithms (deep learning, RL, time series) and statistical modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development and implementation of ML models for algorithmic trading strategies.
• Design and build robust data pipelines for large financial datasets.
• Conduct quantitative research to identify trading opportunities and refine strategies.
• Develop and validate models for market movements, volatility, and asset pricing.
• Mentor a team of data scientists and foster technical excellence.
• Collaborate with traders and engineers to deploy models into live systems.
• Perform backtesting and performance analysis of trading algorithms.
• Stay at the forefront of data science and quantitative finance advances.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to strategic direction of data science and research.

Skills

Leadership

Python

Machine Learning

Time Series

Big Data

SQL

Spark

AWS

Education

PhD or Master’s in quantitative field

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Lead Data Scientist to head a team focused on cutting-edge algorithmic trading models. You will design, backtest, and deploy ML-driven strategies, build scalable data pipelines, and mentor junior scientists in a fast-paced fintech environment.

You will collaborate with quantitative traders and software engineers to integrate models into live trading systems, staying ahead of market trends and maintaining rigorous performance analysis while communicating results