Senior Systematic Risk Manager

Industry: Hedge Fund / Quantitative Trading

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $250,000–300,000 Base Salary + Bonus

X4 Engineering are proud to be partnering with a world-leading global investment firm renowned for combining cutting‑edge technology, quantitative research, and world‑class investment talent to generate consistent returns across global markets.

As part of the continued growth of their Systematic Trading business, they're looking to hire a Senior Systematic Risk Manager to play a key role in shaping risk across a diverse portfolio of systematic investment strategies. You’ll work closely with Portfolio Managers, Quant Researchers, and senior business leadership, developing innovative risk methodologies, analysing portfolio exposures, and influencing investment decisions at the highest level.

This is a highly visible position where you’ll help drive the evolution of systematic risk management, contribute to investment committee discussions, and build sophisticated analytics and monitoring tools used across the firm’s global trading platform.

• Master’s or PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or another quantitative discipline.
• 10+ years’ experience within quantitative finance, ideally as a Risk Manager, Quantitative Researcher, Portfolio Manager, or Quant Trader.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or C#.
• Deep understanding of equity statistical arbitrage and equity factor models.
• Experience developing quantitative risk models, portfolio analytics, and systematic risk methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner closely with Portfolio Managers and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail and a genuine passion for financial markets.
• Execution algorithms and market microstructure.
• Transaction cost analysis and modelling.
• Machine Learning or LLM applications within systematic trading.
• Operational Risk.

If you’re interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply via the advert or get in touch with