WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies – the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.
WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement.
Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.
Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy firmwide platforms and tooling while working collaboratively with researchers and portfolio managers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually driven. We seek people who think in code and are motivated by being around like-minded people.
The Role: We are seeking an exceptionally talented candidate to join our team. This person will be working in a very dynamic fast paced environment working with the business, the technology team, and our project managers to gather information, analyze and display data and contribute to the project management process. We are looking for someone who can work independently but also as part of team.
- Carry out project management activities, including project planning, resource planning, status reporting, and risk and issue tracking
- Execute project tasks, including gathering data and requirements, analyzing data, documenting processes, designing solutions, and preparing executive presentation
- Consult business requirements with stakeholders and translate these into solutions
- Build and present tailored demonstrations, proving the solution using scenario/use case
- Define, maintain, and continuously develop analytics for business stakeholders
- Provide support to others who are responsible for implementing and maintaining business requirements
- Identify process challenges and implement appropriate corrections or enhancements
- Establish and maintain strong business relationships. Demonstrate an understanding of technology and technology projects
- Develop systems and procedures to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively
- Collaborate with stakeholders to set annual and quarterly OKRs, map OKRs to day-to-day developer activities and provide regular reporting on progress against them
What You’ll Bring:
- Master’s degree from a top university in Business, Technology or Quantitative discipline
- Prior experience within a business consulting or project management function is required
- Proven experience with driving and leading high impact projects
- Ability to interpret and translate business needs into actionable practices
- Mature, thoughtful, with the ability to operate in a collaborative, team-oriented culture
- Motivated by the transformational effects of technology-at-scale
- Excellent problem-solving ability with strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in project management tools and software such as JIRA
- Experience with Agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban
- Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written form, strong command of the English language
- Understanding of financial services industry and knowledge of hedge fund operations is a plus
- Demonstrated experience delivering high-quality, progressive reports in an easy-to-understand format
- Comfortable working with senior management; willing to offer suggestions and opinions
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation package
- Core benefits include: premium private health insurance and life insurance with savings plan
- Support for every aspect of life through Employee Assistance Program and fully covered sick leave
- Strong culture of learning and development: training courses, library, guest speakers, share and learn events, global conferences
- Regular offsite team buildings, annual conferences and occasional global summits – opportunity to travel and connect with our local and global teams
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WorldQuant is a global quantitative asset management firm with over $7 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2007 by Igor Tulchinsky with the belief that talent is global, but opportunity is not, WorldQuant has more than 1,000 employees spread among 26 global offices. WorldQuant seeks to get to the future faster, guided by the principle that there are an infinite number of insights to discover. The firm develops and deploys investment strategies across a variety of asset classes in global markets. For more information on WorldQuant’s philosophy and culture, please visit www.worldquant.com.
