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Equity Capital Markets (ECM) Quantrepreneur

Intropic

Intropic

London, UK
Posted on Aug 21, 2025
A Quantrepreneur is a play on “Quantitative Finance Entrepreneur". These are entrepreneurs who make data, content & information products targeted specifically at Capital Markets Participants like traders, analysts, portfolio managers. Often methods in quantitative finance & capital markets know-how / domain knowledge is applied in the production.
At Intropic we are looking to disrupt financial information & to do that we need entrepreneurs who are interested in creating Financial Data Products & building a business on the Intropic Platform. A Quantrepreneur will typically have a substantial profit share in the business unit they manage, as well as a substantial equity-based incentive in the overall firm.
Intropic has an established customer base, sales & marketing & data processing infrastructure & a wealth of financial content from which new products can be developed. You can also utilize our other business administrative functions such as finance, HR, Talent Acquisitions & Information security so that you can focus on delivering a better experience for your customers.

  • Responsibilities
  • Lead teams of Financial Researchers, Engineers & Designers to create targeted Financial Data Product for financial institutions.
  • Oversee the finances of the particular business unit & construct business plans.
  • Report directly to the founders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams of Financial Researchers, Engineers & Designers to create targeted Financial Data Product for financial institutions.
  • Oversee the finances of the particular business unit & construct business plans.
  • Report directly to the founders.

What we are looking for

  • Natural Leaders & EntrepreneursHave demonstrated going above and beyond clearly setting an example that others have followed
  • Have managed people already
  • Strong Technical Capabilities
  • Have built refinery services / APIs & can program well
  • Strong Financial Domain Knowledge or the potential to carve out a niche area
  • Specific skills & knowledge depend on the area & business planBusiness Acumen
  • Strong Advocates of the Intropic Culture

Background and experience

  • 2–4 years of experience in equity syndicate, ECM desks (sell-side), or on the buyside within hedge funds/long-only funds with strong ECM participation.
  • Direct experience in IPO allocations, follow-ons, block trades, rights issues, and convertible bond deals.
  • Strong relationships or at least working familiarity with sell-side syndicate desks and brokers.
  • Exposure to deal pricing dynamics and order book analysis.

Skills & Competencies

What they should have delivered already

  • Participated in evaluation and execution of multiple ECM transactions.
  • Shown ability to make calls on deal participation and appropriate sizing.
  • Monitored aftermarket performance and learned from deal outcomes to refine decision-making.
  • Contributed ideas to PMs/partners on which offerings align with fund mandate and portfolio positioning.