Position Title: Director of Quantitative Research

Location:

Please note that relocation to Toronto is not required. However, the successful candidate must be available to travel to Toronto once per month for a minimum of 3 consecutive business days.

Position Summary

We have a new opportunity for a Director of Quantitative Research to join our Portfolio Management team. Reporting to the Head of Research, you will:

• Play a key role in the firm’s quantitative research agenda in alpha generation, portfolio construction, and risk modelling.
• Oversee the research, validation, and deployment of stock-selection models using advanced statistical techniques.
• Guide and mentor a team of research analysts to conduct alpha research across multiple regions and investment universes leveraging our proprietary research engines.
• Broaden our research capabilities in pursuit of new datasets, economically motivated factors, and innovative analytics to improve our research breadth.
• Lead the architecture and continuous improvement of our quantitative research platform, partnering with engineering to translate research needs into production-ready systems.
• Collaborate and coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement changes in our production and research environments.
• Foster strategic adoption of emerging capabilities in Machine Learning or Large Language Models to enhance our research signals and analysis.
• Refine research best practices, documentation, and standards to ensure that our research adheres to the highest standards.
• Present research recommendations and portfolio analysis to internal and external stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Opportunity to be a key leader in the firm’s quantitative research initiatives and shape our research platform.
• Ability to work in a nimble, agile environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Employer-funded professional development, including courses and conferences.
• Flexible work environment and commuting reimbursement when you do work from the office.
• Supportive amenities and initiatives: access to a fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches, ergonomic home office setup, employee appreciation events, and retreats.
• Centrally located office at King and Bay with remarkable views of Toronto and Lake Ontario.

Nice to Have (preferred but not required)

• Quantitative research experience in other domains.
• Appreciation of financial data, workflow, and systems architecture.
• CFA or related designation.
• Other programming knowledge a plus: R, Polars, Java, MATLAB, C/C++, etc.

How to Apply:

Please forward a resume to careers@hillsdaleinv.com citing the Director of Quantitative Research role.