Quantitative Research Analyst, Systematic Equity - AVP

State Street

Employer Active

Posted 6 hrs ago

Experience

2 - 7 Years

Job Location

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Education

Bachelor of Commerce(Commerce)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

What you will be responsible for

  • Generate ideas for investment process innovation and improvements with key focus in alpha generation and portfolio construction.
  • Execute research projects including interpreting, presenting and implementing results.
  • Contribute to maintaining and improving our state-of-the-art computing platform for research and production models.
  • Explore and evaluate alternative data sources and machine learning techniques to solve investment problems better.

Desired Candidate Profile

Who we are looking for

This role is for a Quantitative Research Analyst in the Systematic Equity team. The role is based in Riyadh and reports to the Lead Research Supervisor of Systematic Equity.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (PhD/MS or equivalent) in finance, economics or a quantitative discipline such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics or engineering.
  • Minimum 2 years of work experience in quantitative finance.
  • Deep knowledge of quantitative equity investments.
  • Great analytical skills with solid knowledge in statistics.
  • Strong problem solving capabilities with attention to details.
  • Excellent coding skills with experience in Python and/or SQL. Experience with distributed computing is a plus.
  • Strong working knowledge of theoretical and practical concepts in machine learning including natural language processing.
  • Experience working with a large amount of structured/unstructured data is a plus.

Company Industry

  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Broking

Department / Functional Area

  • Finance
  • Treasury

Keywords

  • Quantitative Research Analyst
  • Systematic Equity - AVP

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