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The Voleon GroupTG

Technical Sourcer, Research

The Voleon Group is a quantitative investment management firm that applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to its trading strategies.

The Voleon Group

Employee count: 201-500

Salary: 100k-140k USD

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Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying machine learning to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.
Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced technology and finance professionals. The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, too, including concert music performance, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and the submarine service. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together.
In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.
As a Technical Sourcer, you will report directly to the Head of Recruiting and support hiring in areas such as Research and Data Science, with some flex for hard-to-fill searches across the business. As an expert at building pipeline, you will adjust to our high hiring standards and develop effective strategies to engage talent at that level. As a firm with exceptionally high people standards and a low external profile, Voleon relies heavily on sourcing and values this function highly. This role is a means to make a difference: your efforts will supercharge our growth and help shape the future of our organization.

Responsibilities

  • Directly source a rich pipeline of rarified technical talent across a portfolio of searches, with an initial focus on Research roles
  • Partner closely with sourcers, recruiters, and hiring managers to develop effective sourcing and pitching strategies
  • Institutionalize our talent strategies and outreach content broadly to make the whole team more effective at sourcing
  • Take ownership for sourcing and talent strategy-related processes and initiatives, such as new search launches and talent market evaluations, search recalibrations, referrals pushes, large systematic sourcing drives, and piloting new approaches to find and attract key talent
  • Own the candidate experience and make it a positive and memorable journey, even for candidates who do not join us
  • Maintain and improve a high-performance recruiting process tuned to delivering outstanding quality of hire in an efficient, diligent manner

Requirements

  • 2+ years of talent acquisition experience with demonstrated expertise in sourcing top technical talent (PhD / scientist / research talent preferred)
  • Track record of making contributions at the team level, including to recruiting processes, institutional knowledge, and recruiting content
  • Eagerness to work with diverse, highly talented teams
  • Bachelor’s degree (a plus)
  • Authorization to work in the United States
The base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $140,000 in the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation, such as bonus compensation and other benefits. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.

“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program

If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Vaccination Requirement

The Voleon Group has implemented a policy requiring all employees who will be entering our worksite, including new hires, to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. This policy also applies to remote employees, as such employees will be asked to visit our offices from time to time. To the extent permitted by applicable law, proof of vaccination will be required as a condition of employment. This policy is part of Voleon’s ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees and community, and to support public health efforts.

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Through groundbreaking technology, we are revolutionizing investment management at The Voleon Group. Co-founded in 2007 by two leading scientists, Michael Kharitonov and Jon McAuliffe, our firm is built on a foundation of applying an academic approach to research with a strong emphasis on scalability and robust risk management. Our core mission is to solve large-scale financial prediction problems by leveraging the power of statistical machine learning. We are committed to the development and deployment of cutting-edge technologies, and our innovations in machine learning serve as the cornerstone for our success in applying rigorous data-driven techniques to the complexities of financial markets. Rather than relying on human intuition to discern market dynamics, Voleon employs sophisticated statistical algorithms capable of detecting persistent effects across vast quantities of data. This pioneering approach allows us to navigate and capitalize on market inefficiencies with a level of precision and speed previously unattainable.

Our team comprises some of the brightest minds in statistics, computer science, mathematics, and other quantitative disciplines, with many holding doctoral degrees from world-renowned institutions. This concentration of expertise fosters a culture of intellectual curiosity, continuous innovation, and a relentless pursuit of excellence in all aspects of our research and operations. We pride ourselves on cultivating a work environment that encourages creativity, teamwork, and open thinking. Located in Berkeley, California, near the prestigious University of California, Berkeley, our headquarters benefits from the vibrant intellectual and cultural surroundings. Voleon is dedicated to pushing the frontiers of AI and machine learning in finance, aiming to deliver exemplary performance and redefine what's possible in quantitative investment. Our commitment extends beyond just algorithms; it's about building a sustainable and scalable technological infrastructure that supports our advanced research and trading strategies, ensuring we remain at the forefront of the industry for years to come.

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