Quant Researcher

As a Quant Researcher at Man Group, you will develop and improve quantitative investment strategies in equity markets within the Strategic Alpha Research team (SAR). You will work across the full research lifecycle, from idea generation and data sourcing to portfolio construction and trade execution.

What You Will Do

Your responsibilities will include identifying new investment ideas, sourcing and refining complex data, coding and performing statistical/ML analysis, interpreting and presenting results, and conducting research on various implementation aspects of investment strategies.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a passion for investment research, strong quantitative skills, and excellent communication skills. You will also need to be self-organized and able to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance/Economics or related quantitative field
• Passion for investment research
• Strong intuition and the ability to think-out-of-the-box with a track record of original research and demonstrated problem solving ability
• Excellent quantitative skills; Grounded in econometrics or statistics with extensive experience in utilizing those skills in empirical research
• Strong programming skills (Python preferred); comfortable with analyzing large and complex data with statistical tools
• Confident communicator; able to communicate complex ideas clearly
• Good interpersonal skills to work together with the team
• Self-organized; able to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
• 3+ years of experience in research; prior experience in the investment field is a plus but not required

Benefits

• Competitive holiday entitlements
• Pension/401k
• Life and long-term disability coverage
• Group sick pay
• Enhanced parental leave and long-service leave
• Private medical coverage
• Discounted gym membership options
• Pet insurance
• Two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering