Macro Trend Quant Researcher - Alpha Signals

Man Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mankind days

Pension plan

Private medical coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Man Group, a global alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, is seeking a quantitative researcher to advance alpha signals for global macro strategies. You will drive the research lifecycle from hypothesis through modeling to live testing, with direct exposure to strategy management.

Your work will cover rates, FX, equities and commodities, applying rigorous statistical methods, building predictive signals, and contributing to portfolio construction and risk analysis.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience researching alpha signals across assets (commodities, FI or EM).
• Strong grounding in statistical and mathematical modelling.
• Excellent Python skills and comfortable with large financial datasets.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop alpha signals across global macro asset classes.
• Model dynamics of macro assets to identify patterns.
• Design and evaluate predictive signals using rigorous statistical methods.
• Contribute to portfolio construction and risk analysis.
• Monitor live strategy performance and iterate research.
• Collaborate with researchers and portfolio managers.

Skills

Alpha research

Quantitative analytics

Statistics

Data analysis

Education

Quantitative degree (Math/Stats/CS/Physics/Engineering/Economics)

Tools

Python

Job description

Man Group, a global alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, is seeking a quantitative researcher to advance alpha signals for global macro strategies. You will drive the research lifecycle from hypothesis through modeling to live testing, with direct exposure to strategy management.

Your work will cover rates, FX, equities and commodities, applying rigorous statistical methods, building predictive signals, and contributing to portfolio construction and risk analysis.