Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. xAI is focused on creating AI systems that can understand the universe and aid humanity. As a Quantitative Finance Expert, you will enhance AI capabilities by providing high-quality input and labels, collaborating with technical teams to train AI models in quantitative finance domains.
Responsibilities
- Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects
- Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data
- Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies
- Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools
- Choose problems from quantitative finance fields that align with your expertise, focusing on areas like portfolio optimization, derivatives pricing, or high-frequency trading backtests, providing rigorous solutions and model critiques where you can confidently provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses
- Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions
Skills
- Must possess a Master's or PhD in a quantitative finance-related field (Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Economics with quantitative focus, or related disciplines) or equivalent professional experience as a quantitative trader or analyst
- Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English
- Strong ability to navigate various financial information resources, databases, and online resources (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, SEC filings)
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities
- Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material
- Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation in quantitative finance
- Professional experience as a quantitative trader or analyst
- Possesses experience with at least one publication in a reputable finance or economics journal or outlet
- Teaching experience as a professor
- Familiarity with Python/R for financial scripting or ML libraries (e.g., QuantLib)
- FRM (Financial Risk Manager)
- CQF (Certificate in Quantitative Finance)
- PRM (Professional Risk Manager)
- CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst)
- CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Benefits
- Benefits for eligible U.S. based positions include health insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave.
- Contractors have full flexibility to set their own hours and determine the exact amount of time needed to complete deliverables.
Company Overview
XAI is an artificial intelligence startup that develops AI solutions and tools to enhance reasoning and search capabilities. It is a sub-organization of SpaceX. It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://x.ai.