Senior Quantitative Research & Tools Lead

rbc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Flexible benefits

Stock awarded

Job summary

RBC’s Global Manager Research (GMR) in Minneapolis seeks a Senior Quantitative Research Analyst to oversee quantitative tools for monitoring and sourcing investment managers. You will lead research projects, design solutions, document procedures, and deliver insights to analysts and investment committees.

The role requires 5+ years in quantitative systems, strong finance fundamentals, and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with preferred concentration in computer science, statistics, math or finance.
• 5+ years of work experience, including at least 2 years in development and implementation of quantitative systems.
• Strong foundation of investment industry fundamentals: asset classes, investment types, manager strategies and performance/risk metrics.
• General understanding of current financial markets and economic conditions.
• Strong attention to detail with rigorous analytical diligence.
• Capacity to problem solve and resolve issues in day-to-day creation and maintenance of processes and tools.
• Proven ability to lead independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate high-level performance.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for solution design, testing, and implementation of investment manager monitoring and sourcing tools.
• Lead key aspects of quantitatively driven research projects from scoping, analyzing, developing, and execution.
• Create and document procedures to ensure consistency and repeatability.
• Deliver meaningful and timely insight, published reports, and recommendations for action to analysts and investment committees.
• Support and troubleshoot existing processes and implement changes to maintain high-quality deliverables.
• Seek to continually enhance skills and build knowledge in all aspects of the technical systems and tools.
• Mentor and develop team members to strengthen quantitative research capabilities and provide leadership.
• Foster cross-border collaboration across GMR teams and stakeholders.
• Cultivate and manage strategic relationships with internal and external partners.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Python

JavaScript

D3.js

Leaflet.js

HTML5/CSS

API Interactions

SQL

Tableau

Machine Learning

R

Git/GitHub

ETL/ELT

AI tools

Education

Undergraduate degree with preferred concentration in computer science, statistics, math or finance

Tools

Morningstar Direct

Factset

eVestment

Bloomberg

Job description

RBC’s Global Manager Research (GMR) in Minneapolis seeks a Senior Quantitative Research Analyst to oversee quantitative tools for monitoring and sourcing investment managers. You will lead research projects, design solutions, document procedures, and deliver insights to analysts and investment committees.

The role requires 5+ years in quantitative systems, strong finance fundamentals, and collaboration across teams.