Head of Systematic Macro Strategy Team (USA)

Trexquant

• $180K — $220K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistical Modeling, Computer Science, or related STEM fields.
  • 5+ years experience in researching and trading systematic macro strategies.
  • Experience in managing or leading a team of quantitative researchers.
  • Strong quantitative skills essential for strategy development.
  • Proficiency in Python programming language.

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead a Systematic Macro Strategy team focused on macro alpha signals.
  • Design and develop systematic macro strategies across various asset classes.
  • Collaborate with execution teams to optimize strategy implementation and trading efficiency.
  • Source and integrate high-quality datasets for macro research and support data pipeline creation.
  • Partner with development teams to enhance simulation and execution capabilities.
  • Work with risk teams to manage macro-specific risk exposures and capital allocation.
  • Communicate strategy performance and insights to senior management for alignment with investment objectives.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses.
  • Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment.
  • PPO health, dental, and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a senior quantitative professional to develop and lead a Systematic Marco Strategy team at Trexquant. In this role, you will be responsible for developing strategies and building out a team for researching, implementing, and trading profitable macro-based strategies within our core product. Your work will integrate macro related asset-classes such as FX into our proven quantitative processes, significantly expanding our tradable universe, profitability, and competitive edge.

Responsibilities
  • Build and lead the Systematic Macro Strategy team, driving the development, enhancement, and ongoing monitoring of macro alpha signals to support scalable and sustainable performance.
  • Design, develop, and scale a diversified suite of systematic macro strategies across asset classes, ensuring robustness from research through production.
  • Collaborate closely with the execution team to optimize strategy implementation, aligning macro strategies with existing portfolios and improving overall trading efficiency.
  • Identify, source, and integrate high-quality datasets for macro research; develop and maintain data pipelines to support efficient backtesting and live trading.
  • Partner with the development team to enhance platform capabilities, improving the accuracy, speed, and reliability of simulation and execution for macro strategies.
  • Work with the risk team to define, monitor, and manage macro-specific risk exposures, while optimizing capital allocation across strategies.
  • Communicate research insights and strategy performance to senior management, ensuring alignment between quantitative macro initiatives and broader investment objectives.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics, Statistical Modeling, Computer Science or other related STEM fields.
  • 5+ years of experience in researching and trading systematic macro based strategies.
  • Experience managing or leading a team of quant researchers.
  • Strong quantitative skills.
  • Proficiency in Python.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary, plus bonus based on individual and company performance.
  • Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment while solving the hardest problems in the financial markets.
  • PPO Health, dental and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents.


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