Quantitative Researcher - Equity Arbitrage

The Team

The candidate will join a small team responsible for delivering alpha at scale across the equity events space, including index rebalances and corporate actions. The researcher will work directly alongside an experienced semi-systematic Portfolio Manager focusing on these opportunities.

The ideal candidate will be developing quantitative event-driven strategies and will be involved in several areas of research:

• Research and development of new event-based signals across equities
• Improvement of existing strategies
• Systematising discretionary opportunities such as corporate actions
• Ad-hoc analytical projects

Technology and Business Skills

• Outstanding quantitative skills in the research lifecycle (from signal generation to portfolio construction)
• A deep understanding of statistics and an ability to apply to real world problems
• Deep expertise in the cash equities space in particular building alphas
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in a related role
• Expertise in a high-level programming language such as Python, or R
• Proficiency with NumPy/SciPy/Pandas or similar
• Experience of handling large data sets
• Expertise researching event signals is a plus
• Experience systematising discretionary opportunities would be advantageous

Personal Attributes

• Strong academic record and ideally possesses a PhD in a quantitative domain e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics or Physics from a top school or university
• Hands-on attitude; willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm
• Intellectually curious with an analytical approach to problem solving
• Self-organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with contending business demands and priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, technologist, traders and senior business people alike
• Confident communicator: able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views

About Man AHL

Man AHL is one of the world's longest running diversified systematic investment managers, trading in over 800 markets globally and offering a range of absolute return and long-only quantitative strategies that invest across traditional and alternative markets.

With over three decades of quantitative investment experience, Man AHL is committed to constant innovation and evolution of research. It applies advanced technology and scientific rigour to every stage of the investment process, from data curation and cleaning through to signal generation, risk management and execution. It views risk management and trading and execution as central to alpha generation, and its strategies are designed to understand risk, take appropriate exposures and, where necessary, dynamically adjust exposure.

Man AHL brings together scientists, academics, technologists and finance practitioners who are driven by curiosity, intellectual honesty and a passion for solving the complex problems presented by financial markets. It works closely with the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI), Man Group's unique collaboration with the University of Oxford, and leverages insights from its field-leading academic research into machine learning and data analytics.

Founded in 1987, Man AHL's assets under management were $58.6 billion at 30 September 2023. Further information can be found at ahl .

Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equality of opportunity. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business, and this is embedded in our culture and values. We run a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage diversity and inclusion across our firm and industry. https://diversity . Man Group is also a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter.

Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.

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