Quantitative Analyst Junior Portfolio Manager

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom eFinancialCareers Full time

We are looking for a Quantitative Analyst Junior Portfolio Manager to join the Fixed Income Investment Portfolio Construction Team within State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) in London. You will join a dynamic, successful and collaborative team of investmentprofessionals, responsible for SSGA's fixed income portfolios and bringing market-leading solutions to our clients. The Global Fixed Income team constitutes of over 110 investment professionals in seven global locations. The global team manages $1trillionin active and indexed fixed income, cash and currency mandates across a broad spectrum of products on behalf of a wide range of clients.
Based in London, you will be focused on elevating scalability and efficiency of the investment process for a broad range of fixed income strategies: Rates, Credit and Emerging Markets. Employing advanced data management techniques and quantitative models, youwill be a part of a dynamic and collaborative team focused on advancements in systematic security selection, automation of portfolio construction and incorporation of real-time liquidity signals. The broad range of SSGA's fixed income strategies would provideopportunity to engage in management of systematic active, index and multi-factor ESG funds. This is a demanding role that would be a very good match for someone who strives for intellectual challenges, comfortable focusing on a broad range of projects andenjoys delivering practical quantitative solutions.
**What you will be responsible for**:

- A significant focus of the role will be on evolution of the investment process, participation in project work, and development and implementation of advanced investment solutions:

- Systematic Portfolio Construction:

- Integration of advanced optimization algorithms into the Fixed Income portfolio management processes to improve efficiency and quality of portfolio construction
- SPDR ETF basketing process automation
- Development and Enhancement of existing code base
- Product development:

- Development and maintenance of ESG strategies
- Enhancements of Risk models
- Custom attribution of performance and risk analytics of Fixed Income portfolios
- Quantitative Research:

- Incorporation and attribution of ESG factors into the portfolio management process, impact minimisation on portfolio risk and return profiles
- Development of statistical tools and back test engines to advance portfolio construction
- Research, development and integration of proprietary Security Selection, Asset Allocation and Liquidity factors

**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree with a strong quantitative background: finance, math or physics is a must
- Excellent knowledge of probability theory, stochastic processes, statistics, partial differential equations, and numerical analysis
- Extensive knowledge of optimisation techniques and mathematical models behind it
- Practical advanced knowledge of programming with experience in building solutions using Python, R and SQL.
- Strong understanding of financial theory, knowledge of Fixed Income instruments, derivatives, and asset allocation
- Very strong analytical and problem-solving abilities complemented by effective multi-tasking and prioritization skills
- Questioning nature, ability to constructively challenge status quo, ask right questions and demonstrate solution focused mindset
- Ability to influence across siloes and establish effective collaboration with key partners

**Preferred Skills and Qualifications**:

- Knowledge of object-oriented programming, python or R is a plus.
- Machine Learning or AI knowledge, cloud technology a plus.
- SQL Server, MySql or other database experience.
- Familiarity with Github, Bitbucket is a plus.

State Street Global Advisors is one of the industry's largest institutional asset managers is the investment management arm of State Street Bank and Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation a leading provider of financial servicesto institutional investors.
We employ a diverse group of investment professionals worldwide. As an organization we are committed to corporate social responsibility. Active engagement with our communities around the world both as a partner and a leader is a fundamental value at State Street.



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