Quant Researcher - Systematic

Role Overview

The Total Returns team is responsible for the $14bn ‘Target Risk’ fund and related strategies. We leverage 40 years of AHL experience in systematic futures trading and risk management to deliver best-in‑class total return portfolios. We seek a quantitative researcher to work on existing products and help develop future strategies.

• Research, develop, and implement investment and portfolio construction concepts to improve outcomes.
• Contribute to design and development of new total return strategies.
• Assist in managing the team’s strategies in collaboration with Trading, Operations, and Technology.
• Be an expert in systems, understanding the process for translating investment concepts to trades.
• Follow markets and their impact on trading models (performance reviews): propose appropriate model diagnostics and feedback observations into research.
• Follow industry/academic literature and suggest how strategies can profit.

• 2+ years of experience in a quantitative research role (essential).
• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical, statistical, and computing content (e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics or Physics).
• Knowledge and understanding of the structure and drivers of returns in financial markets; demonstrable interest in algorithmic trading, financial derivatives, and markets.
• Ability to create systematic investment strategies, executing a full research pipeline from idea generation, data acquisition, hypothesis testing, signal construction, robustness checking, and portfolio construction using Python.
• Awareness of statistical and mathematical tools and techniques and ability to independently decide what is appropriate to use.
• Exceptional attention to detail, logical reasoning, and self‑motivation.
• Ability to write clear, concise, and informative technical reports and proposals.

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. You’ll also receive two annual ‘Mankind’ days of paid leave for community volunteering.

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.

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