At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop alpha signals and quantitative investment models using Python and SQL.
- Company: Leading investment institution in the UAE with a focus on systematic investing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, collaborative environment, and direct impact on investment decisions.
- Other info: Opportunity to work closely with experienced portfolio managers and researchers.
- Why this job: Join a top-tier team and shape global equity strategies with your research skills.
- Qualifications: 8-15 years' experience in quantitative investment and strong programming skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
- Overview
- Senior Quantitative Researcher – Systematic Equities
A leading investment institution in the UAE is looking to appoint a Senior Quantitative Researcher to join its growing systematic investment platform.
This role is ideal for someone who combines strong quantitative research capabilities with the technical skills to build scalable research tools that directly support investment decisions.
You'll work across the full research lifecycle—from idea generation and data acquisition through to factor development, backtesting, portfolio analytics and research infrastructure.
The role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with experienced investment professionals on sophisticated global equity strategies.
Responsibilities
- Developing alpha signals and quantitative investment models
- Factor research, backtesting and portfolio analytics
- Python and SQL programming
- Large financial datasets and data engineering
- Machine learning or statistical modelling
- Research platforms, dashboards and investment tools
- Risk models and portfolio construction
- Global equities or systematic investing
Qualifications
- 8–15 years' experience within an asset manager, hedge fund, sovereign wealth fund, quantitative investment team or similar environment.
- Strong programming capability in Python and SQL (additional languages are advantageous).
- Experience supporting systematic investment research rather than purely academic or software development work.
This is an opportunity to join a highly regarded investment platform where quantitative research has a direct impact on investment decisions while working alongside experienced portfolio managers and researchers.
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