• Job Description

  Req#: JR004649

  The Team

  The Alpha Capture team is a new group sitting within the Specialist Strategies team, which will run an equity alpha capture strategy at Man AHL.

  The Specialist Strategies team is responsible for medium frequency strategies in a variety of asset classes. The team has been running for several years and look after a large and successful set of signals across regions and trading frequencies. We are now diversifying our signal set to capture new sources of alpha.

  Your role would be initially to assist in the build out of the strategy, manage contributor relationships, and ultimately become an integral part of the team managing the strategy on a day-to-day basis to generate alpha on behalf of Man AHL’s clients.

  The successful candidate will have a background in quantitative analysis and an understanding of Equities markets.

  Responsibilities

  • Research, develop, and implement an “Alpha Capture” strategy within AHL
  • Together with the research team, assist in managing and improving AHL’s trading strategies in collaboration with Operations and Trading teams across the firm
  • Contribute to AHL's overall research effort by collaborating with other teams across AHL
  • Conduct quantitative analysis to identify and evaluate market inefficiencies and potential alpha-generating opportunities in equities
  • Conduct ongoing research and analysis to refine and improve alpha capture strategies
  • Collaborate with other members of the investment team to ensure that alpha capture strategies are consistent with overall investment objectives and risk management policies
  • Stay up-to-date with market developments and industry trends

  Ideal Candidate

  • Knowledge and understanding of the structure and drivers of returns in financial markets
  • Solid written communication skills to write clear, concise, and informative technical reports and proposals
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Willing to travel globally to market a new product through broker roundtables, reverse roadshows and demonstrating confidence when speaking and presenting in a formal environment
  • Strong understanding of micro- and macro-economics, various market participants and market forces, supply and demand in trading and execution, portfolio theory and hedging methodologies, Greeks, factor and thematic risks, company reporting timetables and macro datapoints, involving regular dialogue that will have a direct impact on strategy profitability
  • Additional languages would be desirable

  Working Here

  AHL fosters a performance driven, meritocratic culture with a small company, no-attitude feel. It is flat structured, open, transparent, and collaborative, offering ample opportunity to grow and have enormous impact on what we do. We are actively engaged with the broader research and academic community, as well as renowned industry contributors.

  We’re fortunate enough to have a fantastic open-plan office overlooking the River Thames, and continually strive to make our environment a great place in which to work.

  • We have annual away days and research off-sites for the whole team
  • We have a canteen onsite offering nutritious and well-balanced food selection catering to varying dietary requirements
  • As well as PCs and Macs in our office, you’ll also find numerous amenities such as a Wellness room featuring Peloton bikes, a music room with notably a piano and guitar and a Maker space with light cubes and 3D printer
  • We host and sponsor London’s PyData and Machine Learning Meetups
  • Man Group has proudly partnered with King’s College London Mathematics School for many years, which offers employees the opportunity to supervise a group of students on a scientific research project or internship
  • We open-source some of our technology. See https://github.com/man-group
  • We regularly talk at leading industry conferences, and tweet about relevant technology and how we’re using it. See @manquanttech and @ManGroup

  We offer competitive compensation, a generous holiday allowance, various health and other flexible benefits. We are also committed to continuous learning and development via coaching, mentoring, regular conference attendance and sponsoring academic and professional qualifications.

  About Man AHL

  Man AHL is one of the world’s longest running diversified systematic investment managers, trading in over 800 markets globally and offering a range of absolute return and long-only quantitative strategies that invest across traditional and alternative markets.

  With over three decades of quantitative investment experience, Man AHL is committed to constant innovation and evolution of research. It applies advanced technology and scientific rigour to every stage of the investment process, from data curation and cleaning through to signal generation, risk management and execution. It views risk management and trading and execution as central to alpha generation, and its strategies are designed to understand risk, take appropriate exposures and, where necessary, dynamically adjust exposure.

  Man AHL brings together scientists, academics, technologists and finance practitioners who are driven by curiosity, intellectual honesty and a passion for solving the complex problems presented by financial markets. It works closely with the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI), Man Group’s unique collaboration with the University of Oxford, and leverages insights from its field-leading academic research into machine learning and data analytics.

  Founded in 1987, Man AHL’s funds under management were $58.5 billion at 30 June 2023. Further information can be found at www.man.com/ahl.

  Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man

  Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equality of opportunity. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business, and this is embedded in our culture and values. We run a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage diversity and inclusion across our firm and industry. https://www.man.com/diversity . Man Group is also a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter.

  Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

  We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.

• About the company

  Man Group plc is an active management business initially founded as a sugar cooperage and brokerage by James Man in 1783.

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