Quantitative Researcher — Multi-Asset Portfolio Growth

Michael Page Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global exposure

Competitive remuneration package

Portfolio growth and learning

Job summary

Michael Page Singapore is recruiting for a newly created quantitative research role within an active private equity portfolio. You will build, test, and validate investment models and support systematic strategies across global markets.

The successful candidate will hold a Master’s in a quantitative field, with strong Python skills and a track record in research or internships related to finance, statistics, or econometrics. Singapore-based role with global exposure.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a highly quantitative discipline.
• Experience in quantitative research, systematic investing, or finance tech.
• Strong programming in Python; C/C++ is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and validate quantitative investment models.
• Develop systematic equity strategies and factor-based models.
• Research derivatives strategies including options pricing and hedging.
• Formulate hypotheses and test for robust insights vs noise.
• Acquire, clean, and analyse financial datasets for analytics.
• Run back-tests with realistic costs and constraints.
• Write reproducible research code and maintain tools.
• Prepare portfolio and risk analytics including exposures and liquidity.
• Support due diligence on external funds and products.
• Prepare notes, docs, and presentations; explain model limits.

Skills

Python

Mathematical modelling

Statistics

Time-series analysis

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in mathematics / statistics / quantitative field

Tools

Python libraries (numpy/pandas)

C/C++

Git version control

Job description

Michael Page Singapore is recruiting for a newly created quantitative research role within an active private equity portfolio. You will build, test, and validate investment models and support systematic strategies across global markets.

The successful candidate will hold a Master’s in a quantitative field, with strong Python skills and a track record in research or internships related to finance, statistics, or econometrics. Singapore-based role with global exposure.