Quant Researcher – Equities – London
We are working with an asset manager seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join their team. This role focuses on developing and enhancing quantitative models and tools to support equity investment decisions and portfolio management.
In addition to strong academic and technical skills, they are looking for someone with a genuine interest in businesses, someone curious about what drives company performance and fundamentals. Ideally, the right candidate will also want to own a process, take responsibility for part of the portfolio, and be accountable for investment outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain quantitative models for equity investment analysis.
Design and manage screening tools to evaluate investment opportunities.
Improve portfolio tracking and management tools with automation and optimisation.
Conduct research on portfolio construction, optimizing strategies using proprietary data.
Provide market analysis to Portfolio Managers, identifying key investment opportunities.
Design and backtest trading signals using fundamental, macro, and alternative data.
Develop stock/sector models and risk models, including crash risk.
Improve market sentiment forecasting models and create portfolio optimisers.
Integrate alternative data (e.g., LinkedIn, Glassdoor) for company insights.
Manage risk monitoring processes for hedging in market-neutral funds.
Skills & Qualifications:
Experience in asset management, especially equities.
Proficiency in Excel, R, and VBA for modelling and data analysis.
Familiarity with equity screening tools (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet).
Strong understanding of portfolio construction and risk management.
Experience with alternative data and machine learning techniques.
To apply: Please send your CV to quantresearch@octaviusfinance.com