Equity Portfolio Construction Specialist

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading systematic trading hedge fund seeks a Portfolio Construction Specialist in London. Ideal candidates are passionate about investment management, bringing strong programming skills and a solid understanding of statistics. Responsibilities include optimizing portfolios and monitoring risk in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Matlab, or R.
• Solid understanding of statistics and quantitative methods.
• Analytical mindset with a passion for investment management.

Responsibilities

• Optimize and rebalance systematic equity portfolios.
• Manage cash for portfolios and monitor risks.
• Conduct portfolio construction research.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Attention to detail

Creativity

Programming skills

Understanding of statistics

Exposure to investing

Education

BA/BS Degree in Statistics, Finance, Math or Programming

Tools

Python

Matlab

R

Perl

C++

Java

Job description

Job Description

Our client, a leading systematic trading hedge fund, are seeking a Portfolio Construction Specialist who can thrive in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate is passionate about investment and motivated to outperform the market. Our client would welcome individuals who are excited by the prospect of combining creative insights with focus on details of portfolio construction to make good investment decisions. Strong programming skills, solid understanding of statistics, familiarity working with data, and some experience working with equities are required.

Key responsibilities include:

• Optimization and rebalancing of systematic equity portfolios
• Oversight of day-to-day systematic trade and execution
• Implementation and testing of new portfolios
• Cash management for portfolios
• Monitoring portfolio risk
• Portfolio construction research
• Full oversight of multiple portfolios including monitoring of portfolio composition, performance and risk

Skills & Experience:

• BA/BS Degree in Statistics, Finance, Math or Programming
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Creativity and ability to think outside the box
• Passion for investment management
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
• Keen attention to detail
• Solid understanding of statistics, linear algebra, and calculus
• Strong programming skills (i.e. Python, Matlab, R, Perl, C++, Java, or other )
• Some exposure to investing
• Knowledge of fundamental investing would also be useful but not a pre-requisite (i.e. discounted cash flows, competitive analysis, financial statement analysis, etc.)

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