Data Specialist: Quant Analytics & Risk

Polymer Capital; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Prime Location: Hong Kong office

High-Growth environment

Equal opportunity employer

Global exposure: regional teams and多地协

Paid annual leave

Medical group insurance

Monthly gym subsidy

Job summary

Polymer Capital Management is seeking a detail-oriented Data Specialist to join the hedge fund's Data Platform team in Hong Kong. You will evaluate, acquire, and onboard datasets that support quantitative research and investment strategies, coordinating with portfolio managers, researchers, data engineers, and external vendors.

The role emphasizes data governance, vendor management, and lifecycle management, with responsibilities to document data inventories, monitor quality, and ensure scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• 1-3 years of experience in data operations, data analysis, research support, or a similar function.
• Understanding of financial market data, alternative data, and the role of datasets within quantitative investment research workflows.
• Ability to evaluate datasets from both technical and business perspectives, including data quality, coverage, usability, and implementation considerations.
• Basic programming proficiency in data analysis tools such as Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with databases, cloud-based data platforms, APIs, and common data formats.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with investment professionals, technology teams, and external data vendors.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary liaison between investment teams, technology teams, and external data vendors.
• Partner with portfolio managers and quantitative researchers to understand data requirements for investment research and alpha generation.
• Identify and evaluate new market, fundamental, and alternative datasets to support investment strategies.
• Conduct dataset due diligence, including assessments of data coverage, historical depth, timeliness, completeness, consistency, and point-in-time availability.
• Analyze dataset structure, delivery methods, and integration requirements to determine operational feasibility and scalability.
• Coordinate proof-of-concept exercises and vendor evaluations to assess the investment value and usability of prospective datasets.
• Partner with technology teams to support the onboarding and integration of approved datasets into the firm's data platform.
• Maintain accurate records of data inventories, vendor performance, usage metrics.
• Support data governance, documentation, and data quality monitoring processes.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Data governance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Financial Engineering/CS/Data Science

Tools

SQL databases

Cloud platforms

APIs

Data formats

Job description

Polymer Capital Management is seeking a detail-oriented Data Specialist to join the hedge fund's Data Platform team in Hong Kong. You will evaluate, acquire, and onboard datasets that support quantitative research and investment strategies, coordinating with portfolio managers, researchers, data engineers, and external vendors.

The role emphasizes data governance, vendor management, and lifecycle management, with responsibilities to document data inventories, monitor quality, and ensure scalable