Job Description

Investment Quant to join a Madrid based leading global alternative investment fund with a primary focus on AI and Data. You will be part of an exciting journey for a start-up within a global fund. As an Investment Quant you will be working on all aspects of a quant project from start to finish; understanding the business problem, modelling and solving the resultant maths problem. 

Please note – Candidates must be able to show academic excellence via a bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, a hard science, or a related field, ideally from top tier universities in the UK or Europe. 

This role will be fully office based in their Madrid location. If you are a UK applicant (or non-EU), you must have Spanish residencia (TIE Card). 

What’s on offer to you? 

  • Competitive salary package 
  • Be part of a start-up office within a global organisation 
  • Cutting edge projects 
  • Ownership of technical products and projects 

    • What You Will Be Doing 

  • The client is looking for a highly capable and experienced Investment Quant with strong mathematical and programming skills.
  • You must have experience in building cutting edge trading tools and other analytics which have been profitable. 
  • The successful candidate must be happy working on all aspects of a quant project from start to finish; understanding the business problem, modelling and solving the resultant maths problem, sourcing any required data, and then coding the production solution. 

    • What You Will Need to Succeed in This Role 

  • Bachillerato grades of 9.0 and above, and a 1st class degree (8.5 and above) with MA/PhD in a numerate field from a Russell Group University (or equivalent international tertiary education) 
  • Excellent maths intuition 
  • An intuitive understanding of derivatives and market knowledge 
  • Minimum three to five years’ experience working in the financial services industry, ideally some of this being in Rates or Equities 
  • Experience in data analysis using Python based tools 
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in object-oriented programming in an enterprise-level code base, ideally one of C#, C++ or JAVA 
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience of Derivatives Pricing and Modelling 
  • Knowledge of Machine Learning 
  • Ability to pick up new skills quickly and thrive in fast-paced environments 
  • Good communication skills and a pragmatic problem solver 
  • Ability to work independently and with initiative 
  • Ability and drive to work in a collaborative team environment. 

    • Investment Quant | Madrid | Finance | Equities | C# / Java | Machine Learning  

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    Investment Quant

    Investment Quant to join a Madrid based leading global alternative investment fund with a primary focus on AI and Data. You will be part of an exciting journey for a start-up within a global fund. As an Investment Quant you will be working on all aspects of a quant project from start to finish; understanding the business problem, modelling and solving the resultant maths problem.

    Please note – Candidates must be able to show academic excellence via a bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, a hard science, or a related field, ideally from top tier universities in the UK or Europe.

    This role will be fully office based in their Madrid location. If you are a UK applicant (or non-EU), you must have Spanish residencia (TIE Card).

    What's on offer:

  • Competitive salary package
  • Be part of a start-up office within a global organisation
  • Cutting edge projects
  • Ownership of technical products and projects

    • What you'll be doing:

  • The client is looking for a highly capable and experienced Investment Quant with strong mathematical and programming skills.
  • You must have experience in building cutting edge trading tools and other analytics which have been profitable.
  • The successful candidate must be happy working on all aspects of a quant project from start to finish; understanding the business problem, modelling and solving the resultant maths problem, sourcing any required data, and then coding the production solution.
    • Investment Quant | Madrid | Finance | Equities | C# / Java | Machine Learning

    Job summary:

    Key requirements:

  • Bachillerato grades of 9.0 and above, and a 1st class degree (8.5 and above) with MA/PhD in a numerate field from a Russell Group University (or equivalent international tertiary education)
  • Excellent maths intuition
  • An intuitive understanding of derivatives and market knowledge
  • Minimum three to five years’ experience working in the financial services industry, ideally some of this being in Rates or Equities
  • Experience in data analysis using Python based tools
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in object-oriented programming in an enterprise-level code base, ideally one of C#, C++ or JAVA
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience of Derivatives Pricing and Modelling
  • Knowledge of Machine Learning
  • Ability to pick up new skills quickly and thrive in fast-paced environments
  • Good communication skills and a pragmatic problem solver
  • Ability to work independently and with initiative
  • Ability and drive to work in a collaborative team environment.

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