At a Glance
- Tasks: Conduct original research and develop signals for commodity and cross-asset markets.
- Company: Neuberger, a leading independent investment manager with a strong culture of innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse team, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a top-ranked firm recognised for its commitment to employee satisfaction.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance while working with cutting-edge quantitative methods.
- Qualifications: 3-5 years experience in quantitative research and proficiency in R or Python.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
About Neuberger
Neuberger was founded in 1939 to do one thing: deliver compelling investment results for our clients over the long term.
This remains our singular purpose today, driven by a culture rooted in deep fundamental research, the pursuit of investment insight and continuous innovation on behalf of clients, and facilitated by the free exchange of ideas across the organization.
As a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, Neuberger is structurally aligned with the long-term interests of our clients.
We have no external parent or public shareholders to serve, nor other lines of business to distract us from our core mission, and with our employees and their families invested alongside our clients - plus 100% of employee deferred cash compensation directly linked to team and firm strategies - we are truly in this together.
From offices in 40 cities worldwide, Neuberger manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.
With more than 700 investment professionals and more than 2,900 employees in total, Neuberger has built a diverse team of individuals united in their commitment to client outcomes and investment excellence.
Our culture has afforded us enviable retention rates among our senior investment staff and has earned us citations in the top-ranked firms (among those with 1,000 or more employees) in the Pensions & Investments “Best Places to Work in Money Management” survey each year since 2013.
For more information, please visit our website at www. neuberger. com.
Position Overview
Established in 2008, our team is dedicated to delivering innovative, active, broad-based commodity investing and also manages a global multi-asset risk parity portfolio.
Based in New York and London, we apply an academically grounded approach to systematic investing across a diversified set of investment channels.
The mission of this role is to develop signals and portfolio construction methods across commodity and cross-asset markets and to translate that work into insights for clients.
In this role, you will conduct original research across commodity and cross-asset markets, systematizing fundamental insight into signals that inform live portfolios.
You will contribute across the full research lifecycle, from hypothesis generation and statistical modelling through implementation and ongoing performance analysis, while gaining direct exposure to live strategy management and client engagement.
Primary Responsibilities
- Generate, research, and test signals across commodity and cross-asset markets.
- Design and evaluate signals using rigorous statistical and quantitative methods.
- Contribute to portfolio construction and risk analysis across the team’s strategies.
- Monitor live performance and translate observations into new research hypotheses.
- Produce client-facing content, including quarterly letters, white papers, blog posts, and webinars.
- Support due diligence and consultant requests, where the research is subject to the highest level of scrutiny.
- Collaborate with portfolio managers and researchers across Neuberger and contribute to the broader research agenda.
Key Requirements / Qualifications
- 3–5 years of relevant experience researching signals across commodity and cross-asset markets.
- Strong proficiency in R or Python, with the ability to work comfortably with large financial datasets.
- Solid grounding in statistical and mathematical modelling, with the judgment to choose the right tool for the problem at hand.
- Understanding of portfolio construction, optimization, and risk analysis.
- Comfort reading academic literature and translating it into testable ideas.
- Fluent use of AI tools in research and coding, combined with the discipline to verify outputs.
- Familiarity with transaction costs and their impact on signal design is a plus.
- Experience in systematic trading is a plus.
Strong academic record with a degree in a quantitative discipline, such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Economics, from a leading university; a Ph D or Master’s is advantageous.
- Intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in markets and the forces that drive them, not only in methods.
- A hands‑on, rigorous approach, with the motivation to follow an idea from intuition through testing to implementation.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with the presence and credibility to present work to institutional clients and defend it effectively.
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple research threads in parallel.
- Collaborative and comfortable working closely with portfolio managers, researchers, and clients.
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Founded in 1939, Neuberger is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager.
From offices in 40 cities worldwide, the firm manages $567 billion in client assets (as of March, 2026) across a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally.
Tenured, stable and long-term in focus, the firm has built a diverse team—including 790‑plus investment professionals and more than 2,900 employees in total—united in their commitment to delivering client outcomes and investment excellence.
It is our people who define our culture and have enabled us to be recognized by Pensions & Investments as the first or second "Best Place to Work in Money Management” for last eight consecutive years (firms with 1,000+ employees).
Neuberger believes strongly that all employees are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity, and to work in a professional and safe environment.
These values are the cornerstone of our firm.
We prohibit any form of harassment, whether mental, verbal or physical.
We do not tolerate the support of terrorist groups, acts of terrorism, or threats of violence.
All who wish to be employed by the firm are expected to uphold these principles.
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Junior Quantitative Researcher, Commodities and Cross Asset employer: Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Wealth is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment that prioritises employee engagement and client success. With a strong commitment to professional development and a culture that values diverse perspectives, employees are empowered to grow their careers while contributing to meaningful investment outcomes. Located in a global network of offices, Neuberger fosters a supportive atmosphere where every team member's contributions are recognised and rewarded, making it a top choice for those seeking a fulfilling career in the financial services sector.
