Quantitative Research Analyst recruitment

Principal Accountabilities:
Impact on the Business

Help improve equity investment process.  Eg explore improvement to stock selection models

Help understanding of biases and risks.  Eg style and risk analysis

Help communication of equity strategies.  Eg with product specialists

Help develop new products with quantitative investment strategies and backtests. Eg theme based products

Customers / Stakeholders
Global CIO
Global Head, Equities
Head Of Product, Equities
Product Specialists
Global Equity Teams

Leadership Teamwork

Work under supervision of senior management

Need to work with portfolio managers

Major Challenges
Improving the role of Quantitative Research within a Fundamental research-driven investment business.

Communicating complex methodologies in simple language and dealing with fundamental Fund Managers

Developing complex screening models and programming in R, VBA etc.

Role Context
Based in London – HSBC Global Asset Management

Develop existing research with Head Of Quantitative Research

Liaise directly with senior management

Management of Risk
Is aware of the Operational Risk scenario associated with the role and acts in a manner that takes account of operational risk considerations.

Observation of Internal Controls
Maintain internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators.
Understands, follows and demonstrates compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business in which the jobholder is involved, specifically Internal Controls and any Compliance policy including, inter alia, the Group Compliance policy.
Understand the Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles, TCF philosophy and how this affects your role.  Act in a manner that takes account of these principles to ensure fair outcomes for customers