Cclim
Quantitative Equity Market Implementation Research
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$200kDetected 11 days ago
Data AnalysisStatisticsA/B TestingExcelResearchCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- With growth and development over time supported by the team leaders and peers, you will eventually bring forward ideas and contribute to the long-term strategic improvements to our market implementation capabilities and success.
- Graduate studies or work experience (in quantitative research, equity trading, or portfolio management) considered valuable but not a requirement.
- We welcome applications from candidates with different levels of experience.
Responsibilities
- Research and development - Conduct projects to enhance the systematic strategies and solutions for market implementation by applying a variety of skills and techniques in data analysis, mathematical modelling, hypothesis testing and experiment design.
- Monitoring and analysis - Monitor market implementation outcomes and conduct in-depth analysis to support performance evaluation, idea generation and decision making to enhance the systematic solutions.
- Research infrastructure - Identify, propose and collaborate on improvements to the research tools and workflow processes underlying the market implementation research and development efforts.
- Cross-team support - Collaborate with portfolio managers, traders, other research analysts and investment process/data analysts to ensure seamless integration of market implementation strategies and solutions.
- We are a high-performance team embedded in a top-performing quant fund that manages over $75 billion in financial assets.
- We combine quantitative research with leading-edge technology to develop our unique algorithmic investment strategies.
- A culture of innovation, growth and success through collaboration and mutual respect has enabled us to deliver top tier performance for over two decades.
Requirements
- You have experience with producing rigorous quantitative research and thinking logically, critically and intuitively with a balance of fundamental intuition and empirical validation.
- Creativity and innovation - You have demonstrated an ability to contribute new ideas and challenge the status quo.
- Academic and work experience - At a minimum, an undergraduate degree in mathematics, applied statistics, physics, operations research, engineering, or a related field.
- Domain expertise - You have either existing knowledge or an interest in gaining a deep understanding of equity market dynamics market microstructure, algorithmic trading, primer brokerage, trading counterparties, or portfolio management.
- Systematic and analytical mindset - Passionate about bringing systematization and a disciplined structure together with investment intuition to help formulate solutions to real-world problems. You have experience with producing rigorous quantitative research and thinking logically, critically and intuitively with a balance of fundamental intuition and empirical validation.
- Demonstrated learner - You love to learn new things and will have the ability to develop a sufficient understanding of the Quantitative Equity Team's systematic investment process.
- Strong communication skills - You excel at communicating complex and technical concepts and proactively solicit and provide feedback in a team environment.
- Academic and work experience - At a minimum, an undergraduate degree in mathematics, applied statistics, physics, operations research, engineering, or a related field. Graduate studies or work experience (in quantitative research, equity trading, or portfolio management) considered valuable but not a requirement.
- We welcome applications from candidates with different levels of experience. Compensation will be determined based on qualifications. The annual base salary for this position may range from $125,000 to $200,000 plus a competitive performance bonus. Our compensation and benefits package includes substantial variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, RRSP contribution matching, health benefits, and family building benefits.
- To apply for this position, please submit your resume, cover letter, and academic transcripts.
- CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.
- Your application will be reviewed by a member of the hiring team - AI is not used in the screening, assessment or selection of applications at this time.
Compensation
- The annual base salary for this position may range from $125,000 to $200,000 plus a competitive performance bonus.
- Our compensation and benefits package includes substantial variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, RRSP contribution matching, health benefits, and family building benefits.
Benefits
- We are looking for a Quantitative Research Analyst to join our fast-paced and entrepreneurial Quantitative Equity Team!
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.
Company info
- We are based in beautiful Vancouver, Canada; our team embraces the lifestyle and activities that life in Vancouver awards.
Equal opportunity
- CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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