Quantitative Trading Analyst (AI)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies, with a focus on liquidity in global listed derivatives.

What you will do

• Build scalable Python libraries and tools that standardize performance metrics across the firm.
• Create automated workflows that transform raw trading data into actionable insights for portfolio managers and the Investment Committee.
• Analyze trade- and portfolio-level data to decompose PnL drivers and identify alpha decay, parameter inefficiencies, and execution drag.
• Recommend improvements to existing trading strategies and follow through on implementation.
• Monitor portfolio exposures, performance trends, and market signals to identify risks and mispriced or underutilized opportunities.
• Support portfolio manager onboarding and business development initiatives for new product groups and strategies.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, or quantitative asset manager.
• Strong Python skills, including Pandas, NumPy, and SciPy, for data analysis and simulation.
• Essential SQL knowledge.
• Understanding of the trade lifecycle and buy-side strategies such as relative value, statistical arbitrage, and volatility.
• Strong numerical, communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Interest in financial markets, trading strategy improvement, and applying AI with appropriate governance and compliance.

Culture & Benefits

• Technology is central to the firm's success.
• Fast-growing global environment with opportunities to make a significant impact.
• Forward-thinking workplace where AI is integrated into strategy and daily operations.
• Friendly, informal, and rewarding culture.
• Start-up-style upside within an established firm.