Senior Quant Sustainable Investing, Climate & Nature

eFinancialCareers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

eFinancialCareers is partnering with a leading global asset manager to recruit Senior Quantitative Analysts for their Climate & Nature team in London and Geneva. The role centers on building proprietary investment frameworks, climate analytics, and quantitative signals embedded into the investment process.

Applicants should hold a PhD in a quantitative discipline, possess strong Python programming and data analysis skills, and have 5–10+ years in ESG/climate data.

Qualifications

• PhD in a quantitative discipline.
• Strong Python programming and data analysis skills.
• 5–10+ years of quantitative ESG/climate data experience.
• Experience in sustainable investing or climate analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop proprietary Climate & Nature investment frameworks and signals.
• Build quantitative models using climate, emissions, transition risk, biodiversity data.
• Ensure quality and robustness of proprietary datasets for investment use.
• Translate quantitative research into actionable investment insights with investment teams.

Skills

Python programming

Quantitative modelling

Data analysis

ESG data experience

Education

PhD in a quantitative discipline

Job description

We're partnering with a leading global asset manager who have two immediate openings to appoint Senior Quantitative Analysts to join its specialist Climate & Nature team. They are hiring for their London team and now also for Geneva.

Salary ~£150k base plus bonus (with flexibility for the right candidate)

Visa sponsorship - yes

Location London and Geneva (no visa sponsorship at this time)

This is an investment-focused quantitative research role where you'll develop proprietary Climate & Nature investment frameworks , quantitative models and investment signals that are embedded directly into the investment process.

Working at the intersection of quantitative research, sustainability and investment management , you'll transform complex sustainability datasets into innovative analytics that support real investment decisions.

This is a specialist Climate & Nature Investment Quant role, not the traditional portfolio analytics, ETF or product management position.

You'll be involved in:

• Developing proprietary Climate & Nature investment frameworks, including Implied Temperature Rise (ITR) and other sustainability analytics.
• Building quantitative models and investment signals using climate, emissions, transition risk, biodiversity and nature-related datasets.
• Evaluating sustainability data, developing proprietary datasets and ensuring their quality and robustness.
• Working closely with investment, research and technology teams to translate quantitative research into actionable investment insights.

I'm keen to speak with candidates who have:

• PhD in a quantitative discipline. (Masters and other top academics may also be considered)
• Strong Python programming, quantitative modelling and data analysis skills.
• 5 -10 years+ quantitative experience working with ESG, sustainability, climate, emissions, transition risk, biodiversity or nature-related datasets .
• A background in sustainable investing, climate analytics or environmental data .