Strategy and Operations Head – WQBRAIN US

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Old Greenwich, CT
In-Office
150K-200K
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
The Strategy and Operations Head will grow WorldQuant BRAIN's US user base, define growth strategies, manage user lifecycle, and engage partners in executing growth initiatives.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.

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 they learn quant finance, AI and ML concepts. WorldQuant Brain provides an advanced crowdsourcing platform for external participants to contribute signals, data, and more.

The Role: We are seeking a Strategy and Operations Head for our US based offices. The successful candidate will be responsible for the business to grow and engage WorldQuant BRAIN’s user base in the US. As the US head, you will be the face of WorldQuant Brain to all the US users.

  • Define the Country’s growth strategy:
    • Work closely with BRAIN global leadership to build the brand
    • Develop business case for new growth initiatives
  • Operations include:
    • User Management: Includes acquisition, onboarding, engagement, support and lifecycle support
    • Engage with internal and external partners to implement the growth plan
    • Lead execution of key initiatives like promotions, competitions etc.
  • Lead key global initiatives and craft standard methodologies across BRAIN locations

What You’ll Bring:

  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree(s) from a leading university
  • 7-10 years of relevant experience working in B2C marketing required
  • Previous strategy consulting working with B2C clients preferred
  • Experience as a team leader
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Fluent in spoken and written English
  • Self-starter: has shown an ability to set up initiatives and see them to the end without supervision.
  • Product experience: proven positive impact on user onboarding, conversion, growth or engagement metrics
  • History as an entrepreneur and/or experience working in quant/finance industries are a plus

What You’ll Like Working for WorldQuant BRAIN:

  • You will work with some of the smartest and most exciting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization looking to solve quant finance problems at scale
  • As part of this team, you will not only work on your primary skills and role, but will also contribute to the evolution of how this developing business is defined in the coming years
  • Clear career path from the country role towards regional and global roles
  • We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer

Our Benefits:

  • Core Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, fully paid parental leave, generous PTO (paid time off) that consists of:
    • twenty vacation days that are pro-rated based on the employee’s start date, at an accrual of 1.67 days per month,
    • three personal days, and
    • ten sick days.
  • Perks: Employee discounts for gym memberships, wellness activities, healthy snacks, casual dress code
  • Training: learning and development courses, speakers, team-building off-site
  • Employee resource groups

Pay Transparency:

WorldQuant is a total compensation organization where you will be eligible for a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and benefits.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state.  We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on job function and level, benchmarked against similar stage organizations.  When finalizing an offer, we will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.

The Base Pay Range For This Position Is $150,000 – $200,000 USD.

At WorldQuant, we are committed to providing candidates with all necessary information in compliance with pay transparency laws.  If you believe any required details are missing from this job posting, please notify us at [email protected], and we will address your concerns promptly.

By submitting this application, you acknowledge and consent to terms of the WorldQuant Privacy Policy. The privacy policy offers an explanation of how and why your data will be collected, how it will be used and disclosed, how it will be retained and secured, and what legal rights are associated with that data (including the rights of access, correction, and deletion). The policy also describes legal and contractual limitations on these rights. The specific rights and obligations of individuals living and working in different areas may vary by jurisdiction.

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WorldQuant is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation or preference, age, marital status, citizenship, national origin, disability, military status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law.

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The Company
HQ: Old Greenwich, CT
2,008 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

WorldQuant is a global quantitative asset management firm with over $7 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2007 by Igor Tulchinsky with the belief that talent is global, but opportunity is not, WorldQuant has more than 1,000 employees spread among 26 global offices. WorldQuant seeks to get to the future faster, guided by the principle that there are an infinite number of insights to discover. The firm develops and deploys investment strategies across a variety of asset classes in global markets. For more information on WorldQuant’s philosophy and culture, please visit www.worldquant.com.

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