Quantitative Research Specialist

About the Role
A leading quantitative investment firm is looking for a senior alpha producer to join its India office as Co-Head of Quantitative Research. This is a player-coach role for a proven quantitative researcher with a demonstrated ability to generate profitable, scalable equity & derivatives alpha and directly contribute to live trading P&L. The mandate is straightforward: increase alpha production while helping scale and elevate the India research platform.
Responsibilities:
Co-lead the India Quant Research function alongside the current India Head of Research
Remain hands-on in alpha generation — this is not a pure people-management role
Independently originate, validate and deploy profitable systematic signals
Generate differentiated, robust and scalable equity & derivatives alpha
Contribute directly to live trading P&L
Drive rigorous research standards, reproducibility and structured research reviews
Improve existing strategies through better modelling, data and signal construction
Ensure strong out-of-sample validation and mitigate overfitting
Shape research themes, priorities and the platform's research roadmap
Mentor researchers and help build a high-quality research team without compromising the hiring bar or alpha quality.
Qualifications:
BS/MS/PhD in a STEM discipline
Required Skills:
5+ years of systematic equity and derivatives alpha research experience
Proven track record of developing profitable, statistically robust signals
Direct experience contributing to live trading P&L
$20M+ attributable P&L generated through strategies you've developed
Strong understanding of signal decay, capacity, risk controls and overfitting
Strong programming and quantitative research infrastructure skills
Someone who remains a researcher first, while being capable of taking on broader leadership responsibility
Pay range and compensation package
Competitive compensation
Performance-linked bonus tied to the algorithms you develop
Opportunity to influence research direction and lead new ideas
Collaborative environment with significant decision-making responsibility
Comprehensive healthcare and insurance benefits.

Work arrangement
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