Stand Alone Portfolio Manager- Fully Automated- Cross Assets- US hedge Fund- $400K++ recruitment

Multi-billion dollar hedge fund with offices across the US and Europe is looking to bring on board portfolio managers for their cross asset systematic trading desks in the US.

Background

The firm have been around for more than 15 years and are known as the classic prop shop trading across all asset classes and all markets. During the past few months there has been a new strategic push to bring on board portfolio managers to capitalise on the added alpha and begin generating returns within new and existing territories. Liquid markets of interest but illiquid backgrounds will also be considered. The firm are looking to bring on board candidates that have got at least 2 years experience in systematically running their own book across the liquid markets- a background in volatility is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Your role will be an extension of the work you have been doing most recently- leveraging your existing strategies with greater capital and risk appetite. You will be responsible for taking ownership of risk and trading your own PNL. The firm are willing to provide the necessary capital to gain the greater returns for the individual and the firm’s expansion plans a whole. Ideally you will be working on the full life cycle form signal generation, back testing of the strategies to executing them. The firm is working across the medium-term so is looking at strategies focused around the daily to weekly range- strategies greater than a month will be considered but dependent on the experience.

The firm have been known historically to bring on board the highest calibre of candidates and have had steady growth over 15 years- hiring only 3-4 people a year and focusing on developing their existing skills and allowing them to learn about the company culture with like minded senior PM’s across similar minds.

Ideally you will have a Sharpe of 2 or above and be trading your own book for at least 18 months.

Profile

• Must have at least 18 months of experience trading systematically.

• Looking to trade with greater capital and risk appetite

• Motivated by building new areas and markets for development.

• Strong technically, strategically and from a trading perspective.

• Sharpe of 2 and above.

Contact

If you find this role of interest please contact Rizwaan Ahmed on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting reference RZAM or by telephone at +44 (0)203 178 5678.