About Man Group
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.
Headquartered in London, we manage $253.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com
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* As at 30 June 2026
Purpose of the Role
This position is a core function within the Man Group Systematic team as a Client Portfolio Manager. Man Group’s Systematic Client Portfolio Management Team provide specialist knowledge of Man Group’s Systematic strategies, drive product innovation and engage closely with Man Group’s clients. The successful applicant is likely to have a passion for markets, quantitative strategies, and a desire to communicate and innovate.
In this role, the individual is expected to work collaboratively with both external clients and internal business partners across Research, Risk, Man Group's global sales force, marketing, legal & compliance teams, middle office and others.
Specific Responsibilities
- Articulate complex systematic concepts in an engaging manner.
- Assume overall responsibility for innovative projects including: planning, organizing timeline and project deliverables.
- Represent Systematics’ investment strategies with investors.
- Quantitative & Qualitative analysis to answer technical questions posed by both clients and internal parties.
- Interact with internal stakeholders including research, marketing and sales.
- Analyze proposal requirements with sales and other appropriate stakeholders, and review provided documentation to identify prospect/client key objectives
Key Competencies
- Strong academic record with substantial mathematical, statistical, or computing components preferred (e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics etc).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in systematic investment strategies is preferred. However, we encourage applications from individuals with a range of experience levels, as roles can be tailored to match candidate skills and expertise.
- Background in quantitative techniques and investment strategies preferred.
- Proficiency in computer programming (e.g., Python, Matlab, R) is desirable, but we welcome candidates who are eager to learn and develop their coding skills further.
- Strong reasoning ability to understand and explain quantitative investment strategies.
- Highly detail-oriented with the capacity to maintain accuracy in a fast-paced, minimally supervised environment.
- Ability to multi-task and produce quality work under tight time constraints.
Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.
You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected].
Skills Required
- Strong academic record with substantial mathematics, statistics, or computing coursework
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- 5+ years of relevant experience in systematic investment strategies
- Background in quantitative techniques and investment strategies
- Proficiency in computer programming, such as Python, Matlab, or R
- Strong reasoning ability to understand and explain quantitative investment strategies
- Highly detail-oriented and able to maintain accuracy in a fast-paced, minimally supervised environment
- Ability to multitask and produce quality work under tight time constraints
What We Do
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $127 billion* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM. These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialised approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group’s investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organisation.
