Quantitative Analyst - Research & Analytics Job Cardiff area,Wales UK,Finance & Banking

We are seeking a Quantitative Analyst to join our research team in a
fully remote capacity . The team focuses on extracting market-relevant insights from alternative data, sentiment indicators, and rigorous quantitative analysis. This role is research-intensive and hands-on, involving signal development, model validation, and systematic evaluation of investment ideas across multiple asset classes. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, technically strong, and motivated to translate complex datasets into robust, decision-ready insights while working in a distributed environment.

Core

Responsibilities Hedge Fund & Manager Research

Conduct in-depth quantitative analysis of hedge fund performance, including return decomposition, risk metrics, and factor exposures

Develop and maintain proprietary analytical frameworks to assess manager skill, performance persistence, and style consistency across market regimes

Perform attribution and factor-based analysis to evaluate alignment between managers’ stated investment processes and realised results

Build and maintain factor and risk models to analyse correlations, beta exposures, and portfolio overlap across the manager universe

Analyse portfolio-level characteristics such as liquidity profiles, concentration, leverage, and counter party exposures

Provide quantitative support to the CIO for manager selection, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring

Produce high-quality analytical materials for the investment committee, translating complex quantitative results into actionable insights

Broader Asset Class & Data Research

Source, clean, and normalise alternative datasets, including sentiment, social media, and ESG data

Develop predictive models and signals using time-series analysis, statistical techniques, and machine-learning methods

Design and maintain robust backtesting frameworks, incorporating transaction costs and market impact

Build and monitor risk models and conduct stress testing across different market scenarios

Document research methodologies and clearly present findings to internal stakeholders

Required Experience & Skills

Master’s or PhD in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline

Experience in quantitative research, data science, or analytics within financial markets (buy-side or sell-side)

Proven ability to design, implement, and validate quantitative models using real-world market data

Strong proficiency in Python for research and modelling (pandas, numpy, scipy, stats models, scikit-learn)

Experience working with large datasets and databases (SQL and/or No

SQL)

Solid foundation in statistics, including regression, time-series analysis, factor modelling, and signal processing

Good understanding of financial market structure, pricing dynamics, and liquidity

Ability to work effectively in a
remote, distributed research environment , managing priorities and collaborating across time zones

Desirable Skills & Experience

Experience working with sentiment, news, social media, or other alternative datasets

Background in machine learning, NLP, or other advanced modelling techniques applied to financial data

Familiarity with cloud-based data and research environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Exposure to portfolio construction, risk analytics, or systematic factor-based strategies

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