Job Description
Apex Capital Management is a premier quantitative asset management firm. We are seeking a visionary Vice President, Quantitative Portfolio Manager to join our Systematic Equities team in New York. In this high-impact role, you will design, implement, and manage systematic investment strategies, utilizing cutting-edge machine learning and predictive modeling to generate superior risk-adjusted alpha.
As a key leader in our quantitative research division, you will collaborate with world-class researchers and software engineers to scale our trading infrastructure and deploy capital across global financial markets. This position offers an unparalleled opportunity to drive innovation at the intersection of finance and technology.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, backtesting, and production implementation of systematic, medium-to-high frequency equity trading strategies.
- Manage risk parameters and optimize portfolio construction using advanced risk-modeling techniques.
- Deploy cutting-edge machine learning and NLP models to extract actionable signals from alternative and unstructured datasets.
- Collaborate with quantitative developers to continuously improve latency, execution quality, and backtesting accuracy.
- Present strategy performance, risk metrics, and research findings to the Investment Committee on a weekly basis.
- Mentor junior quantitative researchers and analysts, fostering a culture of rigorous scientific inquiry.
Qualifications
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, or a highly analytical field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Quantitative Researcher or Portfolio Manager within a top-tier hedge fund or asset manager.
- Proven track record of running a profitable systematic portfolio with low correlation to major indices.
- Expertise in Python, C++, and SQL, with deep knowledge of scientific computing libraries (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, PyTorch).
- Strong understanding of market microstructure, transaction cost analysis (TCA), and global equity execution pipelines.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex mathematical concepts to diverse stakeholders.