Quant Strategy Lead - Long/ Short strategy

Our client is a well-established investment platform with a strong quantitative investment focus and a global multi-asset mandate. The firm operates a licensed investment management platform in Hong Kong and adopts a hybrid approach combining systematic and discretionary investment strategies across global markets. The team is actively expanding its quantitative investment capabilities across equities, digital assets, and alternative trading strategies.

Client Details

Our client is a rapidly growing investment platform with operations across Singapore and Hong Kong, managing several hundred million USD in capital. Combining quantitative research with discretionary investment expertise, the firm invests across global equities, digital assets, and alternative strategies, and continues to expand its systematic trading platform and investment team.

Description

• Build and lead the Long/Short Market Neutral investment team, with full ownership of strategy development, portfolio construction, execution, and P&L.
• Manage a dedicated trading book and risk budget, with potential capital scaling based on performance.
• Develop and refine alpha generation frameworks across fundamental, quantitative, event-driven, and relative value opportunities.
• Oversee portfolio risk management, including gross/net exposure control, sector/style neutrality, position sizing, and liquidity management.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage researchers and traders while establishing scalable research and investment processes.
• Work closely with risk management and trading functions to ensure efficient implementation and execution of strategies.

Profile

Candidates should demonstrate expertise in several of the following areas:

• Long/Short equity or multi-asset strategies
• Market neutral and relative value investing
• Factor-based and systematic alpha generation
• Event-driven opportunities
• Portfolio hedging and risk optimization
• Execution management, including financing costs, liquidity considerations, and short-selling implementation

Requirements

• Proven experience from a leading quantitative hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, or established alternative investment platform.
• Track record of independently managing live capital with verifiable investment results.
• Prior team leadership experience, including building and managing investment, research, or trading teams.
• Strong quantitative, statistical, and programming skills (Python and/or C++).
• Deep understanding of portfolio construction, risk management, and systematic investment processes.
• Experience in quantitative strategies across equities, digital assets, or other liquid markets is highly preferred.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced investment environment.
• Fluent Mandarin is a must

Job Offer

• Opportunity to build and lead a dedicated investment strategy team.
• Competitive compensation package with performance-linked incentive structure.
• Access to institutional-grade infrastructure, market data, and execution support.
• Flat organizational structure with strong decision-making autonomy.
• Significant long-term growth potential alongside the firm's expanding investment platform.

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Aiko Zhang on +85228484712.