Qube RT (QRT) · Hedge fund · London, Paris · Posted 2026-07-22
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Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.
Join QRT Academy as a Technology Director in London or Paris. In this highly visible role, you will help shape the future of technical learning and knowledge sharing across QRT. Working closely with senior technology leaders, engineering teams and business stakeholders, you will identify evolving technical capability needs, design and deliver initiatives that accelerate technical excellence and foster a technical community across the firm. This is a unique opportunity to build and scale technical programmes that help hundreds of engineers and technical staff.
Your future role at QRT:
- Partner with the CTO organisation and technology leaders in business departments to identify strategic technical capability needs across QRT and develop initiatives to address them.
- Design, organise and continuously improve QRT's technical learning programmes, ensuring they remain aligned with the latest industry trends and technologies.
- Lead the delivery of internal technical conferences, Tech Camps, Tech Summits and community events, including workshops and training programmes, across QRT.
- Build and foster a vibrant internal technical community connecting engineering teams across both the CTO organisation and business departments.
- Develop and maintain learning resources, documentation and knowledge-sharing platforms.
- Design and continuously improve technical assessments and hiring standards, ensuring QRT recruits the technical talent needed to support future growth.
- Build trusted relationships with senior engineers, managers and executives to understand evolving technical priorities and translate them into impactful Academy initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen current technical culture and promote collaboration.
Your present skillset:
- Significant experience leading complex technical programmes, engineering initiatives or technology-focused learning programmes.
- Previous hands-on technical experience, ideally as a software engineer or in another highly technical role, with the credibility to engage and influence experienced engineering teams.
- Excellent project and program management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience organising large-scale technical events, conferences or community platforms, with a genuine interest in building and growing technical communities.
- Outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior technical leaders across the organisation.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with confidence communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Highly organised, proactive and eager to drive, with a strong sense of ownership and focus on execution.
- Curious about emerging technologies, particularly AI and software engineering trends.
- Pragmatic, collaborative and intellectually honest, with ability to challenge ideas constructively.
- Comfortable in a fast-moving environment where priorities evolve.
- Hands-on, able to turn ideas into practical data and outcomes.
QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.