Portfolio Engineer - Systematic

Fidelity International; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm in London seeks a Portfolio Engineer - Systematic to manage systematic quant strategies and collaborate with teams to enhance portfolio management tools. The ideal candidate has experience trading equity strategies and a collaborative work style. This permanent role offers comprehensive benefits and emphasizes work-life balance.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience developing and implementing systematic strategies beneficial.
• Ability to understand and manipulate quantitative portfolio construction processes.
• Programing and database experience is an advantage but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of systematic quant strategies.
• Collaborate with the research team on model output, research, and implementation.
• Evaluate the efficacy and accuracy of quantitative portfolio management tools.

Skills

Experience trading/implementing equity strategies

Attention to detail

Ability to solve problems

Communication skills

Collaborative working style

Job description

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Portfolio Engineer - Systematic

About the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: 22 August 2025

Job Description

Title: Portfolio Engineer - Systematic

Department: Systematic Investing

Location: Cannon Street, London

Level: 7

We're proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our team and feel like you're part of something bigger.

About your team

Fidelity Systematic Investing (FSI) brings together our systematic capabilities across Quant, Equity, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset to deliver solutions to clients. Building an infrastructure and operating platform to respond to the changing industry landscape and evolving client needs while leveraging Fidelity's research platform.

About your role

• Work closely with Portfolio Managers, investment committees, and the quant team to manage the day-to-day running of systematic quant strategies.
• Collaborate closely with the research team on model output, research, and implementation.
• Make recommendations around cash flows, corporate actions, operational, and trading matters. Work closely with the Portfolio Services Group to ensure effective and timely execution.
• Support the modelling of client portfolios and work closely with Investment Directors to ensure client reporting requests are managed in a timely fashion.
• Constantly evaluate the efficacy and accuracy of the team's quantitative portfolio management tools, think creatively to make recommendations for improvements.
• Work closely with the technology team to ensure data issues are rapidly addressed and lessons learned are fed into the platform development projects.
• Work closely with operational teams to systematise processes where possible.
• Establish strong links with Equity and Multi Asset portfolio engineers to ensure we work towards a truly cross-asset portfolio management capability.

About you

• Experience trading/implementing equity strategies.
• Experience developing and implementing systematic strategies would be beneficial.
• Ability to understand and eventually manipulate sophisticated quantitative portfolio construction processes.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to think independently and creatively to identify problems and solve them.
• Programming and database experience would be an advantage, but is not essential.
• Excellent ability to communicate technical issues both in writing and verbally.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Collaborative working style and proven ability to bring together people from a range of teams to get things done.

Feel rewarded

For starters, we'll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We'll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we'll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work - finding a balance that works for all of us. It's all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working, and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.