Quantitative Researcher — Systematic Equities — Charlotte

The Charlotte, NC opening for a Quantitative Researcher — Systematic Equities is fully remote and restricted to applicants in that area. Its mandate is to develop and test systematic equity research across sectors, factors, and changing market regimes while providing Eastern Time coverage of pre-market controls, the cash session, and close reconciliation.

Compensation and Benefits

About the Role

The central responsibility of the Charlotte, NC opening is a falsifiable research idea from point-in-time data construction through out-of-sample evaluation. The assigned window includes Eastern Time coverage of pre-market controls, the cash session, and close reconciliation. Success requires reproducible work, prompt escalation, and clear ownership through review and production use.

Charlotte Operating Focus

The Charlotte opening emphasizes controlled financial operations, risk escalation, and complete decision records. The daily process begins with control checks and ends with reconciliation of decisions, exposures, and unresolved exceptions. Live issues move through a defined escalation path rather than an informal message chain. This opening must keep research evidence, production action, and risk approval distinct even when the market requires a fast response. For this role, that means direct ownership of equity-signal validation, sector diagnostics, and regime review during Eastern Time coverage of pre-market controls, the cash session, and close reconciliation.

First Review Cycle

For the first complete work cycle in Charlotte, NC, you will use Eastern Time coverage of pre-market controls, the cash session, and close reconciliation to test how the team measures and escalates changes in equity-signal validation, sector diagnostics, and regime review. One required check is: Run walk-forward and out-of-sample evaluation. The next required check is: Present both favorable and unfavorable results to the investment team. The Charlotte opening emphasizes controlled financial operations, risk escalation, and complete decision records. You will identify any assumption that remains untested after both checks. Before the review closes, you will state what changed, what did not change, and what needs more evidence. A peer must be able to follow the result back to a falsifiable research idea from point-in-time data construction through out-of-sample evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Form hypotheses and build clean point-in-time equity datasets
• Test signal stability, turnover, capacity, and transaction-cost sensitivity
• Run walk-forward and out-of-sample evaluation
• Present both favorable and unfavorable results to the investment team
• Own equity-signal validation, sector diagnostics, and regime review during Eastern Time coverage of pre-market controls, the cash session, and close reconciliation.

Required Qualifications

• Three or more years in quantitative research, data science, or systematic investing
• Python and SQL proficiency with strong probability and statistics
• Clear understanding of backtest bias and model validation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with equity factors, corporate actions, and point-in-time fundamentals
• A record of moving research into monitored production use
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the Charlotte, NC opening.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
• Remote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume through the application form for the Charlotte, NC opening. A short cover letter is optional. We will contact qualified applicants about the interview process and next steps.

Equal Opportunity

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.