Senior HFT/Intraday Quant Trader

Location Chicago
Discipline: Hedge Funds & Proprietary Trading
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Sam Martins

Contact email: sam.martins@venturesearch.com
Job ref: 3838
Published: 23 days ago

Systematic Portfolio Manager – HFT (Futures, Options & Equities)
Location: Fully Remote (USA)
Company: Confidential (via Venture Search)

Venture Search is partnering with a high-performing proprietary trading firm to hire Systematic Portfolio Managers specialising in HFT strategies across futures, options, and equities.

Our client is a highly regarded trading platform known for its industry-leading infrastructure, deep technical expertise, and strong track record of backing elite systematic PM talent. With a significant commitment to technology and execution excellence, they provide an ideal environment for experienced PMs looking to deploy and scale high-frequency strategies with meaningful capital support.

This is a true PM mandate, with direct ownership of strategy deployment, capital allocation, and PnL generation.


The Role

As a Systematic Portfolio Manager, you will:

  • Deploy and scale fully systematic HFT strategies across futures, options, and/or equities
  • Take full ownership of live trading performance, capital deployment, and risk management
  • Continue to refine and optimise existing alpha models and execution frameworks
  • Leverage the firm’s industry-leading low-latency infrastructure to maximise returns
  • Operate with significant autonomy while collaborating with elite technology and trading teams

This is a high-impact role designed for proven HFT PMs looking for a best-in-class platform to scale their edge.


Requirements

  • Proven experience running fully systematic HFT strategies in futures, options, and/or equities
  • Strong track record of consistent, risk-adjusted returns and live PnL generation
  • Demonstrated ability to generate scalable and repeatable alpha
  • Deep understanding of market microstructure, exchange dynamics, and low-latency execution
  • Strong quantitative and technical capabilities, including programming proficiency (Python, C++, or similar)
  • Experience operating as a PM within a leading proprietary trading firm or quantitative hedge fund

What’s on Offer

  • Fully remote working model across the USA
  • Access to industry-leading trading infrastructure and execution technology
  • Significant capital allocation with the ability to scale rapidly
  • Highly competitive compensation with strong performance-linked upside
  • High-performance environment built for elite systematic PMs