Equity Quantitative Research –  Quant & Data Insights Team – London

Our client, an equity investment manager in London is looking to expand their Quantitative & Data Insights team. They are looking for a Data Analyst with a strong quantitative background, experience in portfolio construction, and a deep understanding of alternative data. In this role, you will be a key part of the investment research team, analysing large datasets and delivering insights that support investment decisions.

What We're Looking For:

  • 2–5 years of experience as a Data Analyst, with a focus on alternative data.

  • Genuine interest in financial markets and a desire to explore investment research.

  • Strong skills in Python and R, with experience in building dashboards and data visualizations.

  • Practical knowledge of alternative data sources and their application in generating actionable market insights.

  • Strong ability to derive actionable insights from complex datasets to improve stock selection and portfolio management.

  • Previous experience in nowcasting techniques and webscraping.

Your Role:

  • Analyse and model data to support fundamental equity research (using Python and SQL).

  • Develop quantitative investment models, conduct stress tests, and perform signal testing for equity portfolios.

  • Provide insights to portfolio managers, helping shape investment strategies and decisions on holdings.

  • Work alongside data engineers to refine NLP models used for processing equity research documents.

  • Assist with implementing and evaluating machine learning models that identify patterns in trading or alternative datasets.

  • Scrape and process unstructured text data to enhance investment insights and portfolio performance.

  • Investigate investor behaviour to refine stock selection, reduce cognitive biases, and optimize execution.

Apply: Please send your CV to quantresearch@octaviusfinance.com

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