Job Title : Quantitative Investment Strategies Quant

Industry Sector : Fintech

Salary : Competitive

Location : New York

Job Type : Permanent

Job Description :

URGENT REQUIREMENT - Quantitative Investment Strategies Quant - NEW YORK

As a QIS quant will be responsible for the research, development, and maintenance of investable indices which will be used by internal users and external clients such as investment banks, hedge funds, and asset managers.

QIS quant builds investable indices, creates tools to analyze portfolios, manage and analyze data and optimize portfolios.

Someone passionate about the financial markets, who can translate data, ideas, strategy prototypes into practical investable solutions.
Candidate will actively participate in all phases of index development lifecycle: research, development, testing, release, production support.

Requirements
BSc or MSc in a quantitative field.
2+ years of experience within the strat or quant team preferably supporting QIS business in investment banks, asset managers or hedge funds.
Advanced programming skills in R and Python.
Ability to transform concepts and ideas into investable indices.
Solid understanding of statistics, linear algebra, and optimization.

The company will offer a relocation package.