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.