Quantitative Analyst London, England
Job description
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HSBC Asset Management, the investment management business of the HSBC Group, serves HSBC’s worldwide customer base of retail and private clients, intermediaries, corporates and institutions invested in both segregated accounts and pooled funds. HSBC Asset Management fulfils its purpose of connecting HSBC’s clients with investment opportunities around the world through an international network of offices in approximately 30 countries, delivering global capabilities with local market insight.
We are currently seeking an individual to join the Asset Management Quantitative Equity Team as Quantitative Analyst. The role holder will work help to research and develop quantitative models and strategies.
In this role, you will:
- Participate in research and product development activities, including assisting in the development of quantitative investment products
- Conduct regular and ad-hoc rigorous portfolio analysis, construction, and optimization
- Bring data science-based techniques to the activities of Quant Equity
- Collaborate with colleagues across teams projects
- Contribute to idea generations and in-house quantitative code library development
To be successful in the role, you should meet the following requirements:
- Prior Asset Management experience is essential
- Experience of researching and building portfolio optimization applications with deep knowledge of the underlying algorithms is essential
- Strong analytical and data manipulation skills
- Good team player who can work with global and local functional team members in different time zones and who can foster and maintain good relationships.
- Good presentation skills
This is a Hybrid working role with the base location as London. The successful candidate will have to have the ability to commute to this location.
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
At HSBC we look to enable our employees to better balance their work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a role with HSBC, you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process.
HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme, and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you
