Quantitative Analyst, Solutions Research & Analytics

Invesco; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-provided healthcare

Competitive annual leave

Flexible hybrid working options

Generous pension provisions

Income protection

Health and wellness benefits

Volunteering days

Enhanced parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Invesco is seeking a senior quantitative professional to join the Portfolio Construction and Engineering team in London. You will help evolve investment capabilities by researching, managing data, and developing APIs powering the investment process and Invesco Vision®.

The role offers substantial creative and innovative opportunities within a global platform. You will apply advanced statistics, optimization, and ML techniques to build robust portfolio solutions and support risk and performance

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in statistics and optimization with application to financial analytics.
• Experience translating quantitative models into implementable algorithms.
• Familiarity with risk models and pension/insurance analytics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct multi-asset and single-asset portfolios using advanced allocation techniques.
• Build high-performance computing algorithms, infrastructure, and APIs.
• Research forecasting methods using classical statistics and ML, including Generative AI workflows.
• Translate investment frameworks into client-facing tools and analytics platforms.
• Apply optimization to create portfolio solutions for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop simulations to project performance under flows and optionality.

Skills

Statistics

Optimization

Machine learning

Data management

APIs development

Quantitative research

Education

Advanced degrees in quantitative disciplines

CFA designation in progress

Tools

BarraOne

Axioma

Job description

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

Job Description

We have an outstanding benefits package which includes:

• Company-provided healthcare
• A competitive annual leave allowance
• Flexible working options, including hybrid working arrangements
• Generous pension provisions
• Income protection
• Health and wellness benefits
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life insurance

Your role

As part of the Portfolio Construction and Engineering team, you will work alongside some of the best quantitative researchers and technologists to help evolve our investment capabilities. You will be responsible for performing research, managing data, and developing APIs that will be used to power the investment process along with our flagship portfolio construction and analytics platform – Invesco Vision®.

The role will allow for significant opportunities for creativity and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Helping construct multi-asset and single asset portfolios using advanced asset allocation and portfolio construction techniques
• Building high performance computing algorithms, infrastructure and APIs
• Researching and building prediction and forecasting methods based on both classical statistical techniques as well as ML based techniques including Agentic workflows leveraging Generative AI
• Helping translate investment frameworks from various segments of the market (i.e. cash flow driven investing, liability driven investing, insurance capital efficient portfolio construction) into tangible investment and client engagement tool
• Leveraging advanced optimization techniques to create optimal portfolio solutions for internal and external stakeholders
• Employing multi-period simulation tools to project and optimize performance in the context of flows and optionality
• Integrating third party risk models in various portfolio construction exercises
• Designing and maintaining procedures and tools that make data management and research more efficient
• Working closely with other quantitative and technology teams in the firm in leveraging best practices from a financial theory and technological perspective.
• Formulating new ideas for research that will help enhance frameworks and tools
• Following academic research and industry trends to constantly incorporate best practices

What you can bring

• Solid understanding of standard financial analytics and metrics with focus on Pension and Insurance related analytics
• Experience with matching adjustment calculations and pension regulations will be a plus
• Excellent knowledge of statistics and optimization
• Some experience using third party risk models such as BarraOne or Axioma will be a plus
• Advanced degrees in quantitative disciplines such as engineering, finance, operations research, or computer science is required
• Progress towards CFA designation preferred
• Strong ability to learn and translate abstract principles into systematic algorithmic representations

Disability Confident Scheme

Applicants who opt in to the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the criteria for the role will be offered an interview. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates who make an application. By opting-in to this scheme, applicants will be disclosing that they have a disability solely for the purpose of the Disability Confident Scheme.

The Disability Confident Scheme only guarantees an interview – it does not automatically mean that applicants interviewed will gain employment with Invesco at that time.

To apply through the Disability Confident Scheme, you’ll need to firstly ensure you have applied for the role via our external careers page. Following this, you’ll need to email us at [e-mail] your wish to opt-in, alongside your contact details and the title of the role you wish to apply for.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in the role's advertised office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.

We promote a working environment that welcomes everyone and creates inclusive teams, celebrates difference and encourages everyone to be themselves at work.

We partner with charitable organisations globally to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Our people are encouraged to support the charities they feel most passionate about.

We are also committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We serve our clients in this space as a trusted partner both on specific responsible investment product strategies as well as part of our commitment to deliver a superior investment experience.