Head of Quant

Who We Are

NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and momentum becomes movement. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Build the Quant Stack (0 → 1)

• Design and develop the full trading system:

  • Data pipeline

  • Backtesting framework

  • Execution infrastructure

  • Monitoring & analytics

• Work with tick-level and real-time trading data

Develop & Run Trading Strategies

• Build and deploy systematic strategies (MM / stat arb / execution)

• Optimize execution, slippage, and liquidity usage

• Continuously iterate strategies based on performance

Monetize Trading Flow

• Extract value from trading flow and user behavior

• Design hedging and internalization logic

• Identify and exploit inefficiencies across cohorts

Signal & Data Layer

• Generate signals from:

  • Market data

  • Trader behavior and cohorts

• Build and maintain backtesting and evaluation frameworks

Sim → Live Pipeline

• Transition strategies from simulation to live trading

• Monitor performance, risk, and capital efficiency

• Continuously improve strategy robustness

Ownership

• Own strategy performance and PnL

• Operate independently in a fast-moving environment

• Build and lead the quant team over time

What You Bring

• Must Have

  • Proven experience building end-to-end trading systems (0→1)

  • Strong programming skills (Python required; C++ is a plus)

  • Hands-on experience in:

    • Market making OR

    • Statistical arbitrage OR

    • Execution strategies

  • Deep understanding of:

    • Market microstructure

    • Liquidity, spreads, and slippage

  • Experience taking strategies from idea → backtest → live

  Strong Plus

  • Experience in:

    • CFD brokers / market making / central risk book

    • Multi-asset trading (FX, equities, crypto, futures)

  • Familiarity with:

    • Tick-level data

    • Low-latency systems

    • Time-series databases (e.g. KDB)

Your Journey after Applying

• 30 minute HR interview with the Talent Acquisition team member

• 45 minute Session (with talent acquisition team & department front line manager)

• 60-minute Final Interview Session (with head of department & talent acquisition lead)

Why Join NEXT?

This is a rare opportunity to build a hedge-fund-grade system from the ground up, backed by the data and capital of one of the world's fastest-growing prop firms. You will not be a cog in a machine; you will be the engine builder.

The future of fintech is algorithmic. Come build it with us.

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