Quantitative Portfolio Manager

High Street Resources; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment management firm is seeking a talented Quantitative Portfolio Manager to develop sophisticated investment strategies and enhance analysis through advanced quantitative modeling. The ideal candidate has an advanced degree in a quantitative field and expertise in programming languages such as Python, R, or MATLAB. This role requires strong analytical capabilities and teamwork to optimize investment strategies and manage portfolio performance.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Qualifications

• An advanced degree in a quantitative discipline, such as finance, mathematics, or statistics.
• Demonstrated expertise as a Quantitative Portfolio Manager or in a similar role.
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical capabilities.
• Proficiency in programming languages, including Python, R, or MATLAB.
• Thorough understanding of financial markets and investment strategies.
• Outstanding problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Aptitude for effective teamwork.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Creating and implementing sophisticated investment strategies.
• Acquiring historical and production data sources through research.
• Linking diverse data sets by designing quantitative mathematical algorithms.
• Engineering investment models for buy and sell recommendations.
• Evaluating securities using quantitative models.
• Continuously conducting innovative quantitative research.
• Monitoring and managing portfolio risk and performance.
• Collaborating with portfolio managers and traders.
• Contributing to the development and enhancement of investment processes.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Algorithm design

Programming (Python, R, MATLAB)

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Advanced degree in finance, mathematics, or statistics

Job description

Overview

Our client is a global investment management firm. They are looking for a talented Quantitative Portfolio Manager to join their team.

As a Quantitative Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for :

• Creating and implementing sophisticated investment strategies through the development of advanced quantitative financial computer modeling systems to enhance analysis and research
• Acquiring historical and production data sources through diligent research to aid in the construction of investment models
• Linking diverse data sets from various providers by designing and implementing quantitative mathematical algorithms
• Engineering investment models that provide expert buy and sell recommendations for portfolios using advanced quantitative mathematical statistics and investment theory. These strategies explicitly forecast risk, return, and trading costs.
• Evaluating securities using cutting-edge quantitative models
• Continuously conducting innovative quantitative research and analysis to optimize existing strategies and explore new markets
• Monitoring and managing portfolio risk and performance.
• Collaborating with portfolio managers, traders, and other team members to optimize investment strategies.
• Contributing to the development and enhancement of the firm's investment process and technology infrastructure.

Requirements

• An advanced degree in a quantitative discipline, such as finance, mathematics, or statistics.
• Demonstrated expertise as a Quantitative Portfolio Manager or in a similar role.
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical capabilities.
• Proficiency in programming languages, including Python, R, or MATLAB.
• Thorough understanding of financial markets and investment strategies.
• Outstanding problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Aptitude for effective teamwork.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

Benefits

Competitive benefits.