💼 Full-Time Position

Quantitative Researcher – Equity Volatility

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Oxford Knight
📍 London, England, United Kingdom
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Location
London, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 19, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Salary: £150k // £250k TC

Experience: 2-6 years

Summary:


Great opportunity for an alpha-strategy-focussed Python Quant Researcher to join one of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds.


This is a new specialized team at the firm – Volatility Alpha Development – made up of engineers, quants and data scientists, and you’ll work closely with different Portfolio Managers and their trading pods. You will be building a Vol Alpha library for PMs; existing vol PMs on the discretionary side and being part of the build-out and expansion of new systematic vol PMs to help decrease their onboarding time.


The successful Quant Researcher will enjoy facing off to the business and have exceptional communication skills.


Skills and Experience Required:

  • 2-6 years’ Python programming experience; some KDB & SQL is useful

  • Substantial experience with equity derivatives modelling, vol surface fitting and ba...