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Systematic Markets Executive Search

Quantitative buyside talent advisory — trading, research, engineering and machine learning.

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The practice

Quantitative buyside talent advisory

For more than ten years, GSM (Global Systematic Markets) has provided our clients with the highest standard in discreet and precise talent advisory in quantitative trading and engineering.

Whilst we participate across a range of quantitative and technical fields, our core expertise lies in quant trading, research, engineering and machine learning talent for the buyside, including:

Trading and researchIntraday to mid-frequency (MFT) portfolio managers and quant researchers, and high-frequency trading (HFT).

EngineeringTrading-systems software engineers (SWE).

Machine learningMachine learning (ML), deep learning (DL) and reinforcement learning (RL), plus crypto strategy researchers and developers.

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What we cover

Relevant experience and track record

Our Global Systematic Markets Practice supports quantitative and technology-driven hiring across principal trading firms and hedge funds. Our core coverage includes:

Intraday and mid frequency trading

Portfolio Managers
Quantitative Researchers
Equity Stat Arb
Quant Macro
Vol Arb
Crypto and DeFi Strategy Research

High frequency trading

Market Taking Strategy Research and Trading
Market Making Strategy Research and Trading
Monetization and Execution
HPC Engineering

Machine learning and AI

ML for Predictive Modelling
DL Quant Modelling
RL and Agentic Research
AI Research Engineers
LLM Specialist

Technology, data & analytics

Trading Platform Development
High-Performance Engineering
Data Engineering & Operations
Machine Learning & AI

Track record

Assignments and notable track record

Completed assignments

  • Head of Intraday AI Research — Principal Trading Firm
  • Head of Crypto HFT Trading — Principal Trading Firm
  • Asia Quant Macro PM — Hedge Fund
  • HFT Crypto Team Build — Hedge Fund
  • Stat Arb Equities Team Build — Hedge Fund

Notable track record

  • Head of Global Equities Quant Trading — Hedge Fund
  • Seeded Index Arbitrage HFT Firm — Capital Allocation
  • Head of Futures HFT — Principal Trading Firm
  • Head of Intraday Quant Research — Hedge Fund
  • Head of Macro Quant Trading — Hedge Fund
  • Head of Equities Quant Trading — Hedge Fund
  • Head of Machine Learning Quant Research — Hedge Fund
  • Head of Crypto HFT — Hedge Fund
  • Senior Quant Research Lead, Intraday Futures — Hedge Fund
  • Senior Vol Quant Researcher — Hedge Fund
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The team

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Our Global Systematic Markets Practice brings together specialists across quantitative investing, trading, technology, data and digital assets, supported by colleagues in key financial centres worldwide.

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Related practices

Where this overlaps

Hedge fundsPortfolio managers, analysts and traders across single-manager and multi-strategy platforms — a frequent destination for systematic talent, and a frequent source.Global marketsSales, trading, structuring and research across equities, fixed income, FX, credit, commodities and digital assets, including non-bank market makers.Technology, data, product & AICTO, CIO, CDO and head-of-engineering mandates, and the executives building the AI and data infrastructure behind them.

By sector

Hedge fundsSystematic marketsGlobal marketsAsset management & capital formationInvestment banking & capital markets(Re)insurance

By function

Board & CEOCorporate functionsTechnology, data, product & AI

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Whether you are building a new quantitative team, launching a strategy, expanding your technology capability or strengthening leadership across an established platform, our systematic markets specialists can help.