Quantitative Research Team Lead (Completed)

<p>Role Overview</p>
<p>As the Quantitative Research Team Lead, you will head a team of quants and researchers dedicated to developing trading strategies, improving alpha models, and optimizing execution. This role is both hands-on research and strategic leadership: you will drive model development, oversee research pipelines, and mentor team members while shaping Apexver’s research roadmap.</p>
<p>You will partner with traders, engineers, and data scientists to push the boundaries of what’s possible in high-frequency and systematic trading.</p>
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<p>Key Responsibilities</p>
<p>    • Leadership &amp; Strategy</p>
<p>        ◦ Lead, mentor, and grow a team of quantitative researchers.</p>
<p>        ◦ Define research priorities, align with trading and technology strategy, and ensure results deliver measurable alpha.</p>
<p>        ◦ Instill best practices for model development, testing, and deployment.</p>
<p>    • Research &amp; Innovation</p>
<p>        ◦ Develop and refine alpha models, statistical arbitrage signals, and systematic trading strategies.</p>
<p>        ◦ Explore large-scale datasets to identify patterns, anomalies, and predictive signals.</p>
<p>        ◦ Partner with engineers to translate research into robust, production-ready systems.</p>
<p>    • Collaboration &amp; Execution</p>
<p>        ◦ Work closely with traders and risk managers to integrate models into execution pipelines.</p>
<p>        ◦ Collaborate with infrastructure teams to optimize simulation environments, backtesting frameworks, and data feeds.</p>
<p>        ◦ Balance short-term opportunities with long-term research initiatives.</p>
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<p>Qualifications</p>
<p>Required:</p>
<p>    • 7+ years of experience in quantitative research / systematic trading, with at least 2+ years in a leadership capacity.</p>
<p>    • Advanced degree (PhD strongly preferred, MSc acceptable) in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Statistics, or related quantitative discipline.</p>
<p>    • Deep experience with time-series analysis, probability, statistics, and machine learning methods.</p>
<p>    • Strong programming skills in Python (for research) and familiarity with C++ (for production alignment).</p>
<p>    • Proven track record of delivering profitable trading strategies or alpha models.</p>
<p>    • Strong leadership, communication, and ability to align a multi-disciplinary team.</p>
<p>Nice to Have:</p>
<p>    • Background in high-frequency trading (HFT) or market-making.</p>
<p>    • Expertise in market microstructure, execution algorithms, or exchange connectivity.</p>
<p>    • Experience managing petabyte-scale datasets and distributed research pipelines.</p>
<p>    • Comfort with risk management frameworks and capital allocation.</p>
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<p>Why Join Apexver?</p>
<p>    • Compensation &amp; upside: €180k base salary + up to 100% performance bonus.</p>
<p>    • Impact: Shape the research direction of a fast-growing proprietary trading firm.</p>
<p>    • Collaboration: Work alongside elite engineers and traders on high-stakes challenges.</p>
<p>    • Innovation: Freedom to test ideas quickly, deploy models, and iterate in production.</p>
<p>    • Culture: Flat, collaborative, and meritocratic environment where best ideas win.</p>
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<p>Application</p>
<p>If you are excited to lead a world-class research team, love solving problems where milliseconds and insights matter, and want to directly impact the future of Apexver’s trading business — we’d love to talk to you.</p>
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