Co-Head of Quantitative Research (CHINA)

TrexQuant is seeking a senior alpha producer to serve as Co-Head of Alpha Research in our China office.

This is a player-coach role for a proven researcher with a demonstrated track record of generating profitable, scalable equity alpha. The mandate is simple: increase alpha production while helping scale and elevate the research platform locally.

You will work alongside the current China Head of Research, sharing leadership responsibilities as the team expands. Production credibility is essential — this is not a managerial oversight role.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the China research function, enforce high research standards and reproducibility, and conduct structured research reviews.
• Produce differentiated, robust, and scalable equity alpha while contributing directly to live trading P&L.
• Elevate research quality across the office and help scale the team without diluting standards.
• Independently originate, validate, and deploy profitable signals while directly generating alpha
• Improve and refine existing research, driving innovation in modeling, data usage, and signal construction with strict statistical discipline and out-of-sample rigor.
• Shape thematic priorities and research roadmaps to guide the direction of the platform.
• Mentor and scale the team by coaching researchers, developing high-potential talent, maintaining a strong hiring bar, and ensuring growth does not compromise alpha quality.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD degree in a STEM field
• 5+ experience in systematic equity alpha research
• Proven record of generating statistically robust and profitable signals
• Direct contribution to live P&L
• Deep understanding of signal decay, capacity, risk controls, and overfitting mitigation
• Strong programming and research infrastructure fluency

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with bonus tied to the performance of algorithms you develop
• Work in a collaborative and friendly environment, participate in decision-making process for research direction, and have opportunity to lead on new ideas
• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare and insurance