Our
Client a industry leading Investment firm is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to
join its portfolio management department. As a Quantitative Analyst, you
will enhance and maintain a scalable, systematic investment process to run
asset management portfolios. You will develop, maintain, and test systematic
trading signals for global cross -asset portfolios with intermediate to
long -term horizons, utilizing advanced methods in quantitative analysis and
portfolio optimisation.
* Understanding, implementing and
back -testing different systematic trading strategies and portfolio construction
methodologies.
* Producing research and trading ideas
for tactical asset allocation, and other ways of enhancing portfolio returns.
* Enhancing expected returns forecasts,
suggesting or modifying assets for inclusion, and back -testing and calculating
risk contributions of changes to the current strategic asset allocation.
Requirements
o An advanced Master's degree or Ph.D.
in a quantitative discipline, such as Engineering, Maths, Physics, Mathematical
Finance or Computer Science.
o Advanced programming expertise in
languages such as Python for quantitative modelling, as well as experience in
databases like SQL.
o Experience in building systematic
strategies (any asset class).
o Good working knowledge of the latest
quantitative methods used in signal generation, model testing and portfolio
construction.
o Outstanding interpersonal,
communication and influencing skills, with the ability to manage relationships
effectively.
Benefits
For more information and to
arrange a Private & Confidential please contact Kevin Menton by mail at ;\/a>.