Full-Time

Technical Sourcer/Senior Technical Sourcer

Research

Posted on 2/21/2025

The Voleon Group

The Voleon Group

51-200 employees

Investment management using machine learning algorithms

Quantitative Finance
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$100k - $170kAnnually

+ Bonus

Senior

Remote in USA

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Category
Technical Recruiting
People & HR

You match the following The Voleon Group's candidate preferences

Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:

Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • At least four years of talent acquisition experience with demonstrated expertise in sourcing top technical talent (PhD 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
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 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
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree (a plus)

Voleon focuses on investment management by utilizing machine learning to analyze financial market trends. The firm uses advanced statistical models to process large datasets and identify patterns that inform investment decisions, contrasting with traditional methods that rely on human intuition. Serving institutional clients like pension funds, Voleon's proprietary algorithms are scalable and adaptable to market changes, generating revenue through performance-based fees. With a strong emphasis on academic research, Voleon's team is composed of experts in statistics and computer science, ensuring a data-driven approach to financial prediction.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Berkeley, California

Founded

2007

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased interest in ESG investing aligns with Voleon's data-driven approach.
  • Alternative data sources enhance predictive models for quantitative hedge funds like Voleon.
  • Cloud computing adoption enables Voleon to scale machine learning models efficiently.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from other quantitative hedge funds may erode Voleon's market share.
  • Technological advancements require costly updates to Voleon's proprietary algorithms.
  • Regulatory scrutiny on machine learning in finance could impose new compliance costs.

What makes The Voleon Group unique

  • Voleon uses machine learning to predict financial market trends, unlike traditional strategies.
  • The firm serves institutional clients, focusing on scalability and risk management.
  • Voleon's academic approach emphasizes intellectual rigor and continuous learning.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Company News

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Post graduation, Battistoni will join the Voleon Group as an Operation Associate.