Senior Quantitative Researcher — AI-Driven Alpha Signals

Abu Dhabi Investment Council; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Abu Dhabi Investment Council seeks a Quantitative Researcher to join the Strategy team, developing systematic signals, valuation models, and portfolio tools. The role supports investment decisions across public and private markets and collaborates with professionals to advance quantitative capabilities.

The candidate will drive AI initiatives, build production-ready tools, and contribute to investment analytics, risk models, and performance attribution in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of quantitative research experience in investments.
• Experience across public markets; private markets exposure is a plus.
• Proven ability to design, backtest, and implement quantitative models.
• Experience applying AI/ML to financial datasets and building production-ready analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Generate and test alpha signals and factor ideas across asset classes.
• Develop valuation models for public and private markets.
• Design, backtest, and evaluate quantitative models, systematic strategies, and portfolio construction frameworks.
• Build and enhance risk models, performance attribution frameworks, and investment analytics.
• Develop end-to-end quantitative tools from data ingestion to deployment.
• Collaborate with Strategy team to deliver research, model specifications, and insights.
• Drive AI and machine learning initiatives to enhance research and investment processes.

Skills

Quantitative research

Machine learning

Backtesting

Portfolio optimization

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

Git

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Cloud platforms

Job description

Abu Dhabi Investment Council seeks a Quantitative Researcher to join the Strategy team, developing systematic signals, valuation models, and portfolio tools. The role supports investment decisions across public and private markets and collaborates with professionals to advance quantitative capabilities.

The candidate will drive AI initiatives, build production-ready tools, and contribute to investment analytics, risk models, and performance attribution in a fast-paced environment.