Quantitative Research Associate
WisdomTree in Europe
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Act as support for the Research desk in its day-to-day activities
- Develop distribution-oriented research across asset classes, particularly as it relates to supporting and explaining the value proposition of our existing strategies.
- Help develop data infrastructure and quantitative tools to support research effort across the company
- Conduct rigorous quantitative research to enhance or develop new investment strategies that have a compelling investment proposition
- Collaborate on academic research to help build WisdomTree’s brand in this space for European clients.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Finance, Math, Computer Science, or Machine Learning/AI-oriented discipline.
- 2+ years plus financial services experience, preferably in Asset Management, Index development, and/or equity research.
- Comprehensive understanding of financial mathematics and derivatives
- Excellent quantitative skills
- Experience with Machine Learning/AI is a strong plus
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Experience working with unstructured datasets a strong plus.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- High attention to details
- Professional proficiency in one or more European languages (e.g. French, German, Italian) is an advantage.
- Familiarity of various industry tools (i.e. Bloomberg, Morningstar) is appreciated
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial mathematicsderivativesquantitative researchMachine LearningAIPythonSQLdata infrastructureunstructured datasetsinvestment strategies
Soft skills
quantitative skillswritten communicationverbal communicationattention to detailcollaboration
Certifications
Master’s degree in FinanceMaster’s degree in MathMaster’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Machine Learning