TrexQuant is seeking a senior alpha producer to serve as Co-Head of Quantitative Research in our India office. This is a player-coach role for a proven researcher with a demonstrated track record of generating profitable, scalable equity and derivatives alpha. The mandate is easy{{:}} increase alpha production while helping scale and elevate the research platform locally.

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

Responsibilities{{:}}
Co-lead the India research function, enforce high research standards and reproducibility, and conduct structured research reviews
Produce differentiated, robust, and scalable equity and derivatives 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 solid hiring bar, and ensuring growth does not compromise alpha quality

Requirements
BS/MS/PhD degree in a STEM field
5+ years of experience in systematic equity and derivatives alpha research
Proven record of generating statistically robust and profitable signals
Direct contribution to live P&L;
Demonstrated track record of generating at least $20Mn in attributable P&L; through developed strategies
Deep understanding of signal decay, capacity, risk controls, and overfitting mitigation
Strong programming and research infrastructure fluency

Perks
Competitive compen

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