Remote Independent Portfolio Manager

Summary

Join a dynamic team at WorldQuant and contribute to the development of systematic financial strategies. As an Independent Portfolio Manager, you will have autonomy to build your own research pipeline and grow your team. With a strong focus on intellectual horsepower, we value candidates with quantitative portfolio management experience and intimate knowledge of systematic strategies.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ experience in developing systematic strategies including a verifiable track record with positive PnL and Sharpe
• Strong programming skills in mainstream quant programming languages, such as Python and C++

Responsibilities

• Develop systematic strategies that use statistical signals associated with various market inefficiencies applied to a broad variety of asset classes including global equities and/or ETFs, futures, currencies and options
• Independently lead, manage and grow quantitative investment portfolio (portfolio will have a separately identifiable track record)
• Autonomy to build your own research pipeline and grow your team

Benefits

• Transparent and formula-based compensation
• Meaningful allocation with growth potential based on performance and scalability
• Access to a deep and broad menu of datasets supported by a dedicated data team
• Cross-asset execution led by a multi-regional trading team
• Opportunity for select engagement with the CIO Office in support of your research and strategy development