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 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