Sartre Group are partnered with a fully automated algorithmic trading company in London that have ambitious plans to grow their machine learning research team. They have been growing their London office organically with academically strong researchers, however before hiring further individual contributors, they want to hire a team lead that can assist with leadership of the office whilst also being hands-on with research of ML-based trading strategies.
As a Lead AI /ML Researcher, you will work with a fantastic team of researchers, data scientists, and engineers on a wide scope of ML responsibilities to tackle hard problems in quantitative finance:
- Build machine learning trading strategies across a range of asset classes
- Design predictive models with scientific rigor
- Explore new projects in neural networks and deep learning
- Oversee projects focused on finding trading product solutions
- Lead, coach, and mentor junior members of the research team and assist with hiring
Requirements for the Lead ML Researcher position:
- 2+ years leadership experience and 5+ years hands-on machine learning research experience
- PhD or MSc in a technical or quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, physics, or computer science
- Proficient in at least one programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python
- Understanding of machine learning algorithms
- Experience with applied machine learning to real-world datasets
- Published your academic work in journals
- Finance experience preferred but not essential
A generous total compensation package is on offer with strong progression opportunities.