FAMI - Junior Quantitative Analyst

Scope and Purpose

Reporting to the Team Leader of Quant Solutions within the Global Equity and Quant Solutions Team, the candidate will be required to carry out the following duties and responsibilities (please note that the list below is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required to perform the role):

• Fund management support: Monitoring Portfolio Positions, managing inflows/outflows, monitoring corporate action decisions and writing regular reports about the funds. Support of the Quant PMs applying disciplined systematic investment processes
• Developing and maintaining quantitative tools for back-testing / research and investment management production. The role will entail frequent interaction with all internal departments that support the activities of the desk, as well as interaction with external counterparties the desk works with
• Developing and maintaining new quantitative models /strategies

Experience Required

• 2 - 5 years of relevant quantitative experience.
• It would be a plus:
  • Experience in designing Systematic Investment Strategies
  • Experience with Factset, Bloomberg, Datastream and other data providers

Competencies, Skills Required

The candidate we are looking for has the following requirements:

• Exceptional technological acumen and proven practice, including, Python, advanced Excel, Matlab, Oracle, SQL
• Proven ability to successfully communicate with people inside and outside the organization
• Proven ability to work independently as well as ability to understand the interactions/decisions on the desk as a team
• Analytical mindset, intellectual curiosity and interest in expanding beyond field of expertise
• Ability to multitasking,  be well organized and able to respect deadlines