Quantitative Equity Alpha Research

CCLIM - Quantitative Equity; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus

RRSP matching

Health benefits

Family-building benefits

Job summary

CC&L Financial Group is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join our Quantitative Equity team in Vancouver. You will lead the development of investment models and strategies, exploring factors that drive business success and modeling capital market dynamics to reflect information in prices.

You will own research projects from idea generation to backtesting and calibration, with opportunities to collaborate with peers and receive mentorship from senior team members.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics or finance.
• Demonstrated exceptional ability through academics, professional work or research achievements.
• Interest in finance and capital markets and how information drives prices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of investment models and strategies.
• Own research projects from idea generation through backtesting and calibration.
• Collaborate with peers and receive mentorship from senior researchers.
• Work with large financial and alternative data and advanced computing systems.

Skills

Mathematics

Statistics

Computer science

Finance interest

Exceptional ability

Job description

We are looking for researchers to join our Quantitative Equity team. We are a top-performing quant fund that manages over $111 billion in financial assets, with a track record spanning more than two decades . As a privately owned firm, we take a long-term perspective, investing in lasting business success and the long-term careers of our people.

What You Will Do

Investing presents a rich set of research problems that you will explore in this role. Quantitative Researchers lead the development of our investment models and strategies. This requires thinking deeply about the factors that determine business success and modeling the complex dynamics of capital markets, including how information is created, interpreted and reflected in prices . Y your work will have a direct impact on investment outcomes.

You will own your research projects from beginning to end, including idea generation, signal construction, backtesting and calibration. There is plenty of opportunity to collaborate with your peers and receive mentorship from senior members of our research team.

Our team works with:

• State-of-the-art techniques, including reinforcement learning, large language models, AI agents and econometric methods
• Large financial and alternative data
• Advanced technologies, such as high-performance computing infrastructure and custom research systems

What You Bring

• Exceptional quantitative and technical ability : a strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, finance or a related discipline
• An interest in finance: an interest in the domain is essential ; an understanding of capital markets and the drivers of business success is valuable but not required
• Evidence of exceptional ability and achievement: demonstrated through academic, professional, research, competition, entrepreneurship, or other accomplishments

We welcome applications from candidates with different levels of experience, including new graduates and experienced professionals.

The annual base salary for this position is $125,000 – $200,000 for new graduates and will be determined based on experience and qualifications. Our compensation and benefits package includes a substantial variable year-end bonus, RRSP contribution matching, health benefits, and family - building benefits.

CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age. We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment and selection process. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact [e-mail] if you require accommodation.

Your application will be reviewed by a member of the hiring team - AI is not used in the screening, assessment or selection of applications at this time.