Head of Systematic Macro Strategy Team (USA)

We are looking for a senior quantitative professional to develop and lead a Systematic Macro 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 with performance-based bonus.
• Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment.
• PPO health, dental, and vision insurance fully covered for you and your dependents.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Weekly company-provided meals.

The base salary is $200,000. Base salary is only one part of Trexquant’s total compensation, which may include a discretionary and performance based bonus.

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer