Quantitative Researcher

Purpose of the role

Develop and improve quantitative investment strategies in financial markets within the Strategic Alpha Research team (SAR).

• Support all strategies from alpha generation through to trade execution and implementation and work closely with other team members to create new and support existing strategies by identifying new investment ideas or innovative data sources;
• gathering and refining complex data for modeling; coding and performing statistical analysis to build and refine models;

and interpreting, presenting, and implementing the results. Will also conduct research on various implementation aspects of investment strategies such as trading cost models, risk models, optimization, and portfolio construction.

Key competencies

• Passion in investment research with strong intuition and the ability to think-out-of-the-box
• Strong record of original research and demonstrated problem solving ability.
• Excellent quantitative skills from training in econometrics or statistics, and extensive experience in utilizing those skills in empirical research.
• Strong programming skills analyzing large and complex data with statistical tools (Python preferred)
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Prior experience in the investment field is a plus but not required

About Man Numeric

Man Numeric is a fundamentally-driven systematic investment manager. It takes a bottom-up approach to research and security selection and distils its findings into systematic processes that are applied across regions, styles and capitalisations.

It offers long-only and alternative investment strategies that invest in both equity and credit markets.

The firm’s research-driven culture, which is underpinned by advanced technology and data science techniques, focuses on innovation and enhancement across alpha generation, risk management, portfolio construction and implementation.

Man Numeric has capabilities in systematic responsible investing, offering dedicated quantitative strategies and incorporating proprietary ESG and Climate alpha signals across a diverse range of strategies.

Founded in 1989 and becoming part of Man Group in 2014, Man Numeric’s assets under management were $39.4 billion at 30 September 2023.

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Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equality of opportunity.

At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business, and this is embedded in our culture and values.

We run a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage diversity and inclusion across our firm and industry.

Man Group is also a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter.

Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working.

Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension / 401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave.

Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.