Junior Quantitative Researcher

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Man Group Full time

The Team

Man Central Trading (CT) is responsible for trade execution across a wide range of asset classes covering the global needs of all investment managers within Man group. The quantitative team within CT works in close partnership with various systematic research teams on market impact modelling, execution analytics, algorithm development, signal construction and portfolio optimization to maximise realized P&L of strategies. This role is focused on execution analytics (EA).

We are looking for a Junior Quant whose responsibilities will include:

- Leverage the EA platform to produce powerful insights for PMs and traders to help understand and reduce trading impact as well as improve capacity
- Research and prototype new analytics and tools to improve the EA platform
- Help formulate and build the Execution Quant Toolkit
- Ensure the EA platform is accurate, stable, and operationally fit for purpose
- Partner with technologists to deploy new analytics and optimise existing ones
- Generate standardised analytics to support Execution Oversight and assist Sales drive
- Assist colleagues across the firm to get the most out of the EA platform
- Model transaction cost across all asset classes
- Maximise automation, scalability, and standardisation of analytics across areas like: experimentation, algo performance measurement, execution automation, MI

Technology and Business Skills

We strive to hire only the brightest, most highly skilled, and passionate Quantitative Researchers.

Essential
- Ability to think creatively to come up with and implement original research and ideas
- Exceptional analytical skills; ability to deliver end-to-end
- Expertise in a high-level programming language such as Python, or R
- Experience of handling large data sets and tick data
- Experience with visualisation tools and libraries

Advantageous
- 2+ years’ experience in analytics focused role
- Understanding of financial products and market microstructure
- Experience in a trading function

Personal Attributes
- Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. business analytics, computer science, mathematics or engineering from a leading university
- Hands-on attitude; willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm
- Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving
- Self-organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with competing business demands and priorities
- Possessing a continuous improvement mindset; always looking to improve the platform and processes
- Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, technologist, traders and senior business people alike
- Confident communicator, able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views

Our Culture, Values and Benefits at ManMan 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.

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