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# Head of Systematic Futures at AXQ Capital

- **Company:** AXQ Capital
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-03-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axq/jobs/5826465004

## Job description

## About Us

AXQ Capital is a global quantitative investment firm. We build diverse sources of investment edge across geographies, asset classes, and trading horizons. Our strategies are grounded in rigorous scientific research and deep market understanding, strengthened by sustained investment in data, technology, and AI. Our team brings together exceptional talent from leading academic institutions and the world’s most respected quantitative firms. We foster a collaborative culture built on curiosity, rigor, and ownership, where the best ideas win and people grow with the firm.

Job Duties

This is an opportunity to build and lead AXQ’s global systematic futures business from the ground up and develop it into a core pillar of the firm. As Head of Systematic Futures, you will set the direction and own the outcome, with the firm’s shared research platform, data, technology and execution capabilities behind you from day one. Your mandate spans:

- Setting the investment and research direction for systematic futures
- Partnering with trading and technology teams to build advanced data, execution, and infrastructure capabilities for systematic futures
- Recruiting, developing, and leading a team of futures-focused quantitative researchers
- Building systematic strategies across global futures markets and trading horizons
- Owning the live futures portfolios, risk management, and performance
- Fostering cross-team collaboration to build shared edge across asset classes

## Qualifications

- knowledge of global futures markets
- Track record of building strategies, frameworks, or teams that scaled beyond your own contribution
- Experience hiring and leading quantitative researchers, or clear readiness to do so
- Strong technical fundamentals and a rigorous quantitative research background
- Entrepreneurial mindset paired with scientific rigor and a strong sense of ownership
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD from a top-tier university in a quantitative or technical field

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $200,000 to $300,000, depending on prior experience and qualifications. We offer highly competitive total compensation with significant performance-based upside tied to the success and growth of the systematic futures business.

## Benefits

AXQ team members enjoy comprehensive benefits, including:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with 100% employer-paid premiums for individuals
- 401(k) with employer matching up to 6%
- Life and disability insurance
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Generous paid time off
- Regular office-provided meals and team events

## About AXQ Capital

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AXQ Capital is a global quantitative investment firm that uses rigorous scientific research and advanced AI to generate consistent alpha across global markets, asset classes, and trading horizons.
- **Entity Type**: Private (hedge fund; no public listing, bootstrapped with strategic partnership)
- **Headquarters**: New York, United States (with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong)
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Yu Gan (CEO), Bo-Xiao Zheng (Co-Founder & China CIO) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/axqcap)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial services – quantitative hedge fund management
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors (pension funds, endowments, family offices) seeking systematic alpha
- **Mission or purpose**: “Investment Powered by Science” – building cutting-edge technology and data infrastructure to deploy multi-asset, multi-geography strategies [axqcap.com](https://axqcap.com)

## Products & Services
- **Systematic Quantitative Strategies**: Multi-asset, multi-frequency portfolios covering equities, futures, FX, and options across global exchanges. The firm’s approach spans medium-frequency to high-frequency trading, strongly emphasizing AI-driven research and agentic AI infrastructure.
- **Portfolio Management Teams**: End-to-end ownership of strategy development, from alpha research and portfolio construction to trade execution.
- **R&D Platform**: Internal tools and datasets for quantitative researchers, including a next‑generation agentic AI quant research infrastructure.

No retail products or client‑facing services are offered; AXQ operates purely as an investment manager.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: $2B+ in daily trading volume (firm’s own claim); conflicting reports estimate AUM at approximately $286M [algotradingmap.com](https://algotradingmap.com/firms/axq-capital) – actual AUM is not publicly confirmed.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Strategic partnership with **Schonfeld Strategic Advisors** (a cornerstone relationship since early days) [axqcap.com](https://axqcap.com)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 100% YoY (from ~2 to 15 employees) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/axqcap); actively hiring across all offices; expanding AI/ML research and engineering teams; hosted a quant conference at Peking University and a summer internship info session in Beijing in 2026 [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/axqcap)

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI‑First Infrastructure**: Building agentic AI systems for quant research with real financial market feedback as ground truth, positioning AXQ at the frontier of AI in finance.
- **Strategic Partnership with Schonfeld**: Access to capital, distribution, and institutional credibility while maintaining operational independence.
- **Talent Magnet**: Attracts proven professionals from Citadel, Two Sigma, Jump Trading, Tower Research, and Schonfeld, as well as graduates of Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Peking University, and Tsinghua University.
- **Global Reach**: Offices in New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong provide 24‑hour coverage of major markets and a physical presence in both Western and Asian talent pools.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the research & technology team**: Prioritizing hiring of AI Engineers, Senior Quantitative Researchers, Portfolio Managers, and AI/ML Researchers across all locations [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axq)
- **Deepening AI integration**: Pushing beyond traditional quant signals into agentic AI and large‑scale machine learning for alpha generation.
- **Expanding market exposure**: Maintaining multi‑asset, multi‑geography strategies to capture opportunities across global regimes.
- **Building brand awareness**: Hosting university events and industry conferences to strengthen recruitment pipeline (e.g., Peking University, Baruch MFE program) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/axqcap)

## Why Work Here
- **World‑class peers**: Join a small, elite team of researchers and engineers from top quant firms and universities – opportunities for deep collaboration and fast learning.
- **Cutting‑edge tech stack**: Work with modern Python, Linux, and proprietary AI infrastructure; access to real‑time market data and feedback loops that few firms offer.
- **Culture of curiosity & rigor**: Firm emphasizes continuous learning, diversity of thought, and data‑driven decision making [axqcap.com](https://axqcap.com)
- **Global mobility**: Offices in New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong; hybrid/office policies vary by location (roles appear to be in‑office).
- **Year‑round internships**: Summer, winter, and part‑time academic‑year roles for students, with clear pathways to full‑time offers [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axq)
- **Notable perks (inferred)**: Competitive compensation typical of top quant funds; exposure to the full investment process; mentorship from founding partners who are active researchers.

## Sources
1. [axqcap.com](https://axqcap.com) – Company website, mission, partnership, and career pages  
2. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axq) – Active job listings and company description  
3. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/axqcap) – LinkedIn company page, headcount, funding status, key executives, and updates  
4. [algotradingmap.com](https://algotradingmap.com/firms/axq-capital) – Quant firm profile with AUM estimate and strategy details

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