Quantitative Analyst- Investment Risk and Portfolio Construction London, England
Aviva
Full Time
London, England
33026 - 34151 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Manager of Investment Risk and Portfolio Construction - London
This is a great job for someone who has investment risk experience with strong quantitative skills who is looking for an opportunity to apply those skills in a successful Multi-Asset and Macro team within a front office capacity.
A bit about the job:
We are looking for a quantitative analyst to help construct, monitor and influence portfolios within our Multi-Asset and Macro team. This role will play a pivotal role in supporting investment decisions through high quality investment risk and portfolio construction techniques with a primary focus on the Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy (AIMS) Target Return Fund. The fund invests across all major asset classes and utilises derivatives extensively. The role will also involve working within the quantitative research agenda; finding opportunities to create alpha using an analytical framework that draws on both quantitative and qualitative methods to develop systematic strategies for use across the multi-asset fund range.
Skills and experience we’re looking for:
- Demonstrable experience within portfolio construction and / or investment risk team working across a broad range of asset classes such as equity, bonds, fix and volatility.
- Excellent quantitative and numerical skills with strong proficiency in Excel and coding languages such as Python.
- The ability to utilise and integrate research and analysis to develop models that facilitate idea generation and knowledge sharing.
- Strong communication skills, including being effective at interacting with key partners
- Self-motivated, proactive, and creative problem solver who is comfortable working and delivering in a fast-paced environment.
- Keen interest in financial markets and trends.
What you’ll get for this role:
- Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
- Eligibility for annual performance bonus
- Family friendly parental and carer’s leave
- Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
- Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
- Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
- Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
- 21 volunteering hours per year
Aviva is for everyone:
We are inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
Most of our people are smart working – spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home.
We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.
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Aviva
www.avivacorp.com.au
Perth, Australia
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1 to 50 Employees
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