NLP & Alternative Data Researcher – Alpha Generation | Systematic Hedge Fund | London

A systematic hedge fund at the frontier of alternative data investing is seeking an NLP and Alternative Data Researcher to build and deploy novel alpha signals from unstructured data. You will combine deep NLP expertise with quantitative finance knowledge to extract investment signals from text, news, earnings transcripts, regulatory filings, and proprietary data sources. Researchers who can connect NLP models to live alpha are among the most sought-after quant professionals globally.

The Opportunity:

The fund has made a strategic commitment to alternative data as a source of differentiated alpha. You will have access to an extensive data library, significant compute resources, and a direct pipeline to the portfolio management team. Research that works gets allocated capital quickly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop NLP models for sentiment analysis, topic extraction, and event detection from financial text data

• Build alpha signals from earnings call transcripts, news flow, analyst reports, and social media

• Apply large language models (LLMs) and transformer architectures to financial NLP tasks

• Evaluate signals with rigorous statistical validation: IC, information ratio, and regime analysis

• Research novel alternative data sources and assess their alpha potential

• Collaborate with quant developers to productionise signals and integrate into live strategies

• Present research to portfolio managers and the investment committee

Required Experience & Qualifications:

• PhD in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field

• 2–6 years of NLP or ML research experience — financial context strongly preferred

• Expert Python skills; deep familiarity with Hugging Face, PyTorch, and modern LLM tooling

• Strong understanding of financial markets, corporate events, and investment concepts

• Experience working with large-scale text data pipelines and unstructured data processing

• Track record of generating live, validated alpha signals from text data a significant advantage

What We Offer:

• Highly competitive compensation with direct link to alpha contribution

• Access to an extensive alternative data library and GPU compute cluster

• Fast pathway from research to live capital allocation