Head of Quant Strategy – Crypto Funding Arbitrage

Axiom is hiring a Head of Quant Strategy to build and lead an institutional-grade crypto funding arbitrage programme from the ground up.This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has successfully run funding arbitrage and delta-neutral strategies.You’ll own the strategy end-to-end — from design and capital deployment to risk and live PnL — while working closely with senior leadership and building the quant team around you.The CompanyYou’ll join an ambitious, high-growth financial technology business building an institutional-grade crypto arbitrage and cross-exchange trading platform across leading centralised and decentralised markets.With strong engineering and data foundations already in place, the next phase is focused on scaling a sophisticated, profitable trading operation.It’s a highly technical, commercially driven environment combining quant research, market microstructure, engineering and real capital deployment.What You’ll OwnOwn and scale profitable arbitrage strategies across spot, perpetuals and funding markets.Decide where to deploy capital, which venues to prioritise and when to scale.Build robust risk controls covering leverage, drawdowns, liquidation and exposure limits.Optimise execution and capital efficiency across CEX and DEX venues.Own live PnL and strategy performance, identifying when to scale, adjust or retire strategies.Lead and grow the quant team, working closely with Engineering to build a world-class trading operation.What We’re Hiring7+ years in quantitative or systematic trading, including 3+ years in crypto markets.Proven success running funding arbitrage, basis and delta-neutral strategies with real capital.Strong track record of profitable live trading, with clear ownership of PnL, drawdowns and strategy performance.Deep expertise in perpetual futures, market structure, execution costs and risk management.Strong Python and quantitative skills across statistics, time series, optimisation and research.Experience from a crypto hedge fund, market maker, prop trading or HFT environment, with the leadership skills to build and scale a high-performing quant function.The RewardCompetitive senior-level salary with PnL-linked bonus and potential equity.Full ownership of strategy, capital deployment, risk and performance.Direct access to the CEO and CTO with real influence on key decisions.Build and lead your own quant team and shape the function from the ground up.Modern trading infrastructure already in place so you can focus on performance and scale.Relocation support and flexible working available for the right candidate.For an experienced crypto quant leader looking for more ownership, capital and influence, this is a rare opportunity to build and lead an institutional-grade trading operation.Interested? Apply directly through the advert or contact Andrew confidentially at andrew@axiomrecruit.com.