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.