WorldQuant BRAIN Strategy and Operations Head

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies - the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.

Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy projects while working collaboratively with researchers and portfolio managers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually driven. We seek people who think in code and are motivated by being around like-minded people.

WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement.

Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.

About WorldQuant Brain

BRAIN is a group within WorldQuant similar to a traditional B2C fintech setup. Our mission is to simplify quant finance and provide global opportunities for individuals to participate remotely in this initiative, while potentially learning ground breaking quant finance, AI and ML concepts. WorldQuant Brain provides a crowdsourcing platform for external participants to contribute alphas and various other models or algorithms to the firm's business. BRAIN is comprised of an entire ecosystem within the firm that includes resources from various technology, data, business and operations groups throughout the firm globally. Today, BRAIN is still fairly young - though it's a full featured business with forward looking plans that run into years.

The Role: Our Singapore office is seeking a Strategy and Operations Head to lead, grow and engage WQBRAIN user base in Southeast Asia territory which includes Singapore, Malaysia etc.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Define the territory's growth strategy by working closely with BRAIN global leadership and WorldQuant's Singapore head to build the WQBRAIN brand
• Develop case for new growth initiatives
• Handle operations including user management - includes acquisition, onboarding, engagement, support and lifecycle support
• Engage with internal and external partners to implement growth plan
• Drive execution of key initiatives like promotions, competitions etc.
• Lead key global initiatives and craft standard methodologies across WQBrain locations

What You'll Bring:

• At least a Bachelor's Degree from recognized colleges and institutions
• 3 years+ of relevant leadership experience in business strategy, consulting and operations related work with a consistent track record of building/scaling a B2C business or online community and having made a positive impact on user onboarding, conversion, growth and/or engagement metrics
• Experience in quant or finance domains/industries would be a plus
• Ability to work independently and as an integral member of the team
• Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative and prioritize in a fast-paced and multifaceted environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills