Senior Quantitative Researcher – Equities/ Futures (FTS team)

Senior Quantitative Researcher – Equities

The Team:

AHL Fast Trading Strategies is the team responsible for the development of high Sharpe, fast frequency strategies across asset classes and for running Man AHL internal trading optimiser, which optimises trading across all AHL products. The team has been running for several years and look after a large and successful set of signals trading several asset classes and it’s looking to expand both signals set, asset class coverage and improve the platform more widely.

The Role:

As Senior Quantitative Researcher you will be responsible for development and portfolio management of new fast trading signals, improvement of existing ones and ongoing development of the Man AHL internal trade optimiser and trading platform. We look for researchers sharing our values of excellence, drive, meritocracy, and integrity.

Responsibilities:

• Development of new fast signals across Equities
• Improvement of existing strategies
• Research and development of improved trade optimization techniques
• Research and development in portfolio construction techniques
• Research and development of execution strategies

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical, statistical and computing content e.g. Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or Physics from a leading university
• A deep understanding of statistics and an ability to apply it to real world problems
• 5+ years of relevant experience in a financial institution.
• Expertise in programming language such as Python, Java, C++, kdb
• Detailed knowledge of equities market structure, participants, trading venues and microstructure.
• Understanding of order book dynamics, execution strategies and price impact
• Familiarity with complex execution and order placement techniques and low latency equity infrastructures
• Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving
• Hands-on attitude; willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm
• Strong inter-personal skills to enable communication across investment management teams and regions.

About Man Group

Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $104.2bn 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.

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.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter. 

Man 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.

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].