Current Job Listings for Quantitative Research/Analyst
Jr. Data Analyst
Job Code
186
Posted On
July 26, 2010
Industry
Finance
Salary
Open
Location
Connecticut
Job Description
The Research Department develops the investment strategies that the Trading Department then implements within our client portfolios. Our approach is to create systems (i.e., investment rules) that will consistently beat the markets. We then pull in the latest macro economic and market data, process it through our investment rules and generate positions in each of the markets we trade.
Data is a driver of innovation in the Research Department. Data Analysts deliver superior data services to mission critical functions of the Research Department. These include:
1) Discovering and analyzing new data sources supporting demand for new investment ideas
2) Maintaining and delivering accurate, timely, and consistent data content to support production of investment indicators
3) Developing effective data processes for constantly improving confidence in our data content
We are looking for a broad range of experience levels as well as educational backgrounds in our Data Analysts. Current Data Analysts hold degrees ranging from Bachelors to PhDs and range from recent graduates to experienced workers. As a Research Data Analyst, you will partner with highly motivated, first-rate investment and technology teams. After an initial training period, new Data Analysts will have personal responsibility for not only the quality of data used in assigned projects and processes but also for identifying new high quality data sources. This hedge fund provides training on markets through various classes and data training via project work and mentorship. Your performance will determine the pace of your career growth and your exposure to the different areas and roles within the Research Department and at large.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Investigating, gathering, and maintaining financial and economic data related to the markets we trade
Executing regular data processing tasks to ensure accurate and timely data for investment decisions
Developing data quality algorithms and metrics
Contributing to the improvement and streamlining of the data collection process
Custodianship of the content used in research process: reference data, tools, processes, standards, and training documentation
REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to approach and resolve problems in a logical and structured fashion while identifying and weighing trade-offs
Intellectual curiosity and an aptitude for problem solving
Ability to think of out of the box solutions to problems balanced with the common sense to identify reasonable solutions
Debugging and problem solving skills; a propensity to take things apart and see how they work
Knowledge of or interest in financial markets and data
Bachelor's and/or Masters degree, demonstrating an excellent academic and extracurricular track record
Preferred candidates would also meet the following criteria:
Experience with computational tools (e.g., Excel, MATLAB, etc.)
Prior experience with macro-economic and market data vendors (e.g., Reuters, Bloomberg, Havers, Factset, Datastream, Compustat, Thompson, etc.)
Programming and database skills; work involving large data sets
Jr. Client Service Reporting Associate
Job Code
558
Posted On
July 26, 2010
Industry
Finance
Salary
Open
Location
Connecticut
Job Description
Top hedge fund is hiring client services reporting associates who provide world class support to funds clients. They would be given the valuable chance to be clients most trusted advisor, beyond providing excellent reporting and analytical services, such as risk budgeting, portable alpha, optima beta, currency overlay, and global inflation-indexed bond investing. Superb analytical, creative problem solving skills and strong ability to drive projects to completion under tight deadlines are critical for the success of this position.
Hedge fund prides them on pushing technology solutions to drive business objectives and is currently undergoing a massive transformation. The track record of innovative and objective thinking has established the company as one of the pre-eminent investment management firms in the business. Excellent academic record from a competitive college including coursework in finance would make the candidates outstanding.
This unique fast-pace, non-hierarchical model and culture of excellence will provide an unlimited career development outlook for the talented candidate who proves capable of creating positive and timely impact.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Using financial analysis to create and audit periodic return attribution and position reports and respond to custom client requests related to portfolio performance
*Understanding market views and investment methodology to proof client-specific reports
*Utilizing creative problem solving and advanced technology tools, including SQL, Excel Macros (VB), and custom technology, to innovate and improve upon the automation of the report generation process
REQUIREMENTS:
* One plus years of experience with a leading financial institution or a technology or strategy consultancy
*Excellent academic record from a competitive college including coursework in finance
*Power-user skills in Excel, (advanced formulas, pivot tables, and charts), and other Microsoft Office tools (previous extensive experience with macros in Excel and SQL queries is a plus)
*Superb analytical and creative problem solving skills demonstrated under pressure and with tight deadlines
*Strong work ethic and motivation demonstrated in ability to achieve results and drive projects to completion
*Comfortable with very demanding expectations of excellence
*Innate curiosity and aptitude to learn quickly both informally on the job and through formal training
*Able to prioritize and organize his/her time efficiently in a very fast-pace, constantly changing, and unstructured environment
*Detail-oriented, accurate, and thorough
Jr. Business Development Strategist
Job Code
608
Posted On
July 26, 2010
Industry
Financial Services
Salary
Open
Location
New York
Job Description
Members of a Hedge Funds Business Development team interact with a wide variety of groups across the company. The team's goal is to improve business operations and to identify, analyze and facilitate the launch of new business initiatives. Typical duties include developing business plans, general research, data gathering, market and business analysis, planning, project team management and vendor negotiation.
The strategy and business development associate would work with management to identify, scope and execute new business initiatives through their early launch phases.
REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates with a bachelor's degree in economics/business or a hard science, quantitative or engineering program from a top university and 1-3 years post-undergraduate work experience will be considered. MBA from a top business school is a plus but not a requirement.
Key requirements for this role include: a strong work ethic; excellent (oral and written) communication and presentation skills; and robust excel and modeling skills. We are looking for a quick study with a trained problem solving ability.
Desirable backgrounds could include: strategy consulting, investment banking, or strategy/business development function within a financial services organization.
Jr. Quant Analyst
Job Code
672
Posted On
July 26, 2010
Industry
Financial Services
Salary
Open
Location
New York
Job Description
As a quantitative analyst, you will utilize your exceptional quantitative abilities and programming skills to solve challenging problems as a member of our team of highly-motivated, world-class modelers. Youll use your skills to write production-quality, reliable and highly-tuned numerical code.
REQUIREMENTS:
Ideal quantitative analyst candidates will have a bachelors degree in a hard science, computer science, or the equivalent (a field where strong math and statistics skills are necessary), programming experience in Java and C, strong numerical programming skills, strong knowledge of computational numerical algorithms, linear algebra and statistical methods, and experience working with large data sets.
Jr. Data Analyst w/ Portfolio Support
Job Code
1081
Posted On
July 26, 2010
Industry
Hedge Fund
Salary
Open
Location
New York
Job Description
We are seeking a talented portfolio support analyst to join our growing Portfolio Management & Analytics team. In this role, you will use your skills to monitor, support, and run daily and monthly reports. You will work alongside our portfolio analysts, forming an integrated team that will provide portfolio analytics, risk analytics, and reporting services to investors, senior management, and team leads throughout the Firm. This position will entail manual operation to produce un-automated analytical reports.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in computer science or an engineering discipline, scripting language programming skills, at least 2 years of professional experience in a Linux/Unix environment, and working knowledge of programming languages, such as Perl and Java. In addition to having hands-on technical abilities, solid communication skills, and a team spirit, successful candidates will be task-oriented with a keen attention to detail.
Sr. Quant Programmer w/ C++, MATLAB
Job Code
1090
Posted On
July 26, 2010
Industry
Financial Services
Salary
Open
Location
New York
Job Description
The Evaluated Price team provides mark-to-market pricing for over 2 million securities throughout the day. The team prices provide much needed transparency to the markets and give our clients unprecedented advantages in their portfolio valuation. The proprietary algorithms developed have been the results of a multi-year research project. The firm has a competitive advantage in algorithmic pricing due to the large amount of incoming data at our disposal and our industry leading analytics.
The team is a fast-paced team of experts including quants, programmers and application and market specialists. This position is for the Quant team which is responsible for building the algorithms that drive the product.
Responsibilities:
* Research, implement and maintain mark-to-market pricing models for various securities including bonds and options.
* Work closely with the application and market specialists to produce models that capture the current state of the market as closely as possible.
* Work with application developers and market specialists on integration, testing and rollout of the product to clients.
REQUIREMENTS:
* Advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Finance or related field. A PhD is highly desirable.
* Hands-on experience with C/C++ Quantitative Development. Experience with MATLAB, Mathematica or R is a plus.
* Solid understanding of statistical, financial and econometric models, as well as estimation and calibration techniques.
* Strong problem formulation and problem solving skills with particular emphasis on ill-conditioned and loosely defined problems.
* Strong communication skills and ability to work in a multi-team environment.
* Experience with handling large scale data sets.
* Proven track record of working in a fast-paced real-time delivery environment.
Mid BA w/ Operations
Job Code
1151
Posted On
July 26, 2010
Industry
Financial Services
Salary
90000
Location
Connecticut
Job Description
Our business analysts are an integral part of our Development team. They provide a critical link between our business users and the developers. We are looking for bright individuals capable of quick immersion in the specifics of our domain. The individual will need to make a quick impact, help mature our requirements gathering process and take on the longer-term responsibility of testing, all in partnership with the user community.
The ideal candidate will have experience with requirements management and software development methodology and have worked extensively with business users, programmers, and QA. This individual will have a strong background in business analysis and possess a high level of comfort with technology.
REQUIREMENTS
* 3+ years professional experience performing business/requirements analysis for software-oriented projects and/or products
* Experience in one or more formal methodologies such as RUP, Agile, Scrum or TDD (Test Driven Development)
* Detailed knowledge of the software engineering process, preferably gained through experience as a developer
* An ability to multi-task and react positively to frequent changes in priorities
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
* Finance experience and understanding of investment market mechanics
* Excellent project organization, attention to detail, and time management
* Ability to lead Requirements Gathering sessions
* Ability to organize and multitask
* Comfortable taking charge of a situation when needed
* Ability to identify and diagnose problems
* Ability to create framework
* Experience working as a team lead and as an individual contributor
Mid BA w/ PeopleSoft
Job Code
1153
Posted On
July 26, 2010
Industry
Financial Services
Salary
80000
Location
New Jersey
Job Description
The PeopleSoft Functional Lead role is a critical position within Technology. The functional lead will be responsible for reviewing and approving all new functional requirements for development, enhancements, and production support requests. Global Payroll 9.0 is a rules based system allowing the Firm to configure the payroll without writing or changing source code. The skill is specific the Global Payroll and the individual will need configuration experience or the aptitude to learn. He / she will participate in all aspects of project phases from initiation, planning, analysis, design, build, test / train, deploy and maintenance of software developed by the technology team. The role requires some PeopleSoft technical background.
The successful candidate will be joining a small local team that is part of a larger global group. Due to the nature of the application, the candidate will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills. He / she will be presented with opportunities to take personal ownership for the end to end delivery of some small projects and at other times be involved in large strategic global projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Translate and document business needs into system and software requirements
* Engage clients and end users by driving activities such as business requirements gathering, business process mapping and redesign.
* Work with PeopleSoft technical lead and business to confirm and substantiate functional and technical designs.
* Test software (both new and changes to existing programs) from requirements specifications.
* Ensure the finished product meets the requirement objectives and any other appropriate criteria associated with the system requirements..
* Support and eventually take responsibility for Global Payroll 9.0 configuration.
REQUIREMENTS:
* Minimum 5 years payroll experience.
* Minimum 3 years of PeopleSoft North America or Global Payroll experience.
* Oracle SQL skills
* Background in PeopleSoft technical development.
* Must thrive in a fast pace environment where multi-tasking and prioritizing is necessary
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to organize and execute assigned tasks with moderate supervision.
* Ability to manage change effectively always mindful of technology, business process, and systems implications.
* Degree Required





