Quantitative Researcher - Portfolio Management

Man Group; Greater London; On-site; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to enhance its portfolio management capabilities. In this dynamic role, you will leverage your analytical expertise and programming skills to improve existing portfolios and conduct innovative research in alpha combination and allocations. The position offers an exciting opportunity to work within a collaborative team environment, driving impactful changes in investment strategies. With a commitment to continuous learning and a meritocratic culture, this firm provides a unique platform for professional growth and the chance to make a significant impact in the financial markets.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health benefits

Flexible benefits

Continuous learning and development

Onsite canteen

Wellness room

Open-plan office

Annual away days

Research off-sites

Collaboration with academia

Qualifications

• Strong background in portfolio construction and risk management.
• 3+ years of experience in quantitative research or portfolio management.
• Hands-on attitude with technology and projects.

Responsibilities

• Improve existing portfolios and conduct cutting-edge research.
• Develop portfolio construction methods and manage day-to-day risks.
• Collaborate with other research teams to enhance overall research efforts.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Statistics

Machine Learning

Portfolio Construction

Python

R

Risk Management

Education

Mathematics

Computer Science

Engineering

Economics

Physics

Tools

NumPy

SciPy

Pandas

Job description

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Man AHL is one of the world’s longest running diversified systematic investment managers, trading in over 800 markets globally and offering a range of absolute return and long-only quantitative strategies that invest across traditional and alternative markets.

With over three decades of quantitative investment experience, Man AHL is committed to constant innovation and evolution of research. It applies advanced technology and scientific rigour to every stage of the investment process, from data curation and cleaning through to signal generation, risk management and execution. It views risk management and trading and execution as central to alpha generation, and its strategies are designed to understand risk, take appropriate exposures and, where necessary, dynamically adjust exposure.

Man AHL brings together scientists, academics, technologists and finance practitioners who are driven by curiosity, intellectual honesty and a passion for solving the complex problems presented by financial markets. It works closely with the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI), Man Group’s unique collaboration with the University of Oxford, and leverages insights from its field-leading academic research into machine learning and data analytics.

Founded in 1987, Man AHL’s assets under management were $63.8 billion at 31 March 2024. Further information can be found at www.man.com/ahl.

The Team

AHL Portfolio Management is the team responsible for the portfolio construction and investment management of the firm’s flagship funds as well as the AIS (AHL Investment Solutions) business. The team has been running for several years. It manages a diverse set of funds both in terms of trading styles and asset classes. It is also responsible for portfolio construction as well as allocation research inside AHL.

The Portfolio Management area is split into three sub teams: Analytics, Engineering and Monetisation.

The Portfolio Analytics team’s purpose is to deliver quantifiable, transparent, and actionable insights into our research process.

The Portfolio Engineering team’s purpose is to innovate in how we deliver alpha to clients

Finally, the Portfolio Monetisation team’s purpose is to maximise the dollar output of our research in our funds.

As part of its mandate, the Portfolio Monetisation team is responsible for various research streams including alpha combination, alpha and fund allocations, portfolio construction and capacity evaluation. Additionally, the team is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management across AHL.

The ideal candidate will be a Quantitative Researcher or a Portfolio Manager with a strong background in portfolio construction with previous experience in risk-managing a book.

The candidate will be involved in several areas:

• Improvement of existing portfolios
• Cutting edge research in alpha combination and allocations
• Development of portfolio construction methods
• Day to day portfolio and risk management
• Contributing to AHL’s overall research effort by interacting with and collaborating with other research teams

Technology and Business Skills

• Exceptional analytical skills; recognised by your peers as an expert in your domain
• A deep understanding of statistics/machine learning/portfolio construction techniques
• 3+ years of experience in a similar position
• Expertise in a high-level programming language such as Python, or R.
• Proficiency with NumPy/SciPy/Pandas or similar
• Ease of handling large datasets
• Understanding risk management techniques and portfolio risk modelling
• Portfolio management experience is a plus

Personal Attributes

• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical, statistical and computing content e.g. Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics or Physics from a leading university
• Hands-on attitude; willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm
• Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving
• Self-organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with competing business demands and priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, technologist, traders and senior business people alike
• Confident communicator; able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views.

Working Here

AHL fosters a performance driven, meritocratic culture with a small company, no-attitude feel. It is flat structured, open, transparent, and collaborative, offering ample opportunity to grow and have enormous impact on what we do. We are actively engaged with the broader research and academic community, as well as renowned industry contributors.

We’re fortunate enough to have a fantastic open-plan office overlooking the River Thames, and continually strive to make our environment a great place in which to work.

• We have annual away days and research off-sites for the whole team
• We have a canteen onsite offering nutritious and well-balanced food selection catering to varying dietary requirements
• As well as PCs and Macs in our office, you’ll also find numerous amenities such as a Wellness room featuring Peloton bikes, a music room with notably a piano and guitar and a Maker space with light cubes and 3D printer
• We host and sponsor London’s PyData and Machine Learning Meetups
• Man Group has proudly partnered with King’s College London Mathematics School for many years, which offers employees the opportunity to supervise a group of students on a scientific research project or internship
• We open-source some of our technology. See https://github.com/man-group We regularly talk at leading industry conferences, and tweet about relevant technology and how we’re using it. See @manquanttech and @ManGroup

We offer competitive compensation, a generous holiday allowance, various health and other flexible benefits. We are also committed to continuous learning and development via coaching, mentoring, regular conference attendance and sponsoring academic and professional qualifications.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Finance, and Analyst

• Industries

  Financial Services, Investment Management, and Capital Markets

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