Junior Quantitative Researcher, Commodities and Cross Asset (Python/R)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid work arrangement. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without current or future sponsorship.

Company

hirify.global is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager founded in 1939, managing equity, fixed income, private equity, hedge fund, commodity, and multi-asset strategies.

What you will do

• Generate, research, and test signals across commodity and cross-asset markets.
• Design and evaluate signals using statistical and quantitative methods.
• Contribute to portfolio construction, optimization, and risk analysis.
• Monitor live strategy performance and turn observations into new research hypotheses.
• Produce client-facing research, including quarterly letters, white papers, blog posts, and webinars.
• Support due diligence and consultant requests while collaborating with portfolio managers and researchers.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of relevant experience researching signals across commodity and cross-asset markets.
• Strong proficiency in R or Python and experience working with large financial datasets.
• Strong grounding in statistical and mathematical modelling, portfolio construction, optimization, and risk analysis.
• Ability to read academic literature and translate it into testable ideas.
• Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Economics; a Master’s or PhD is advantageous.
• Excellent written and spoken English, plus the right to work in the UK without current or future sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with transaction costs and their impact on signal design.
• Experience in systematic trading.
• Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an academically grounded, systematic investment team based in New York and London.
• Collaborate closely with portfolio managers, researchers, and institutional clients.
• Gain direct exposure to live strategy management and client engagement.
• Contribute to a broad research agenda within an employee-owned investment manager.