int(11099)
Mumbai, India

Investment Research Strategist

Job Description:

 

Our global investment client is looking to hire for their asset allocation and forecasting team for which they are seeking a talented individual to advance their understanding and communication of capital markets insights, candidate will create models that project the return and risk of different asset classes that are used.

 

This role is part of a Quant team, so familiarity with complex financial models is essential.

 

Please contact Nicole Cerejo or email your cv directly in word format with job reference number R-02969 to riskandquants-in@theedgepartnership.com

 

Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days, we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

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Key responsibilities

  • Conduct research on various asset classes to help the Asset Allocation team in developing insights and intuition about their behaviour.
  • Quickly develop prototype asset class models across various scenarios to evaluate asset allocation implications and identify shortcomings in the forecasting system and recommend solutions.
  • Be an instrumental part of the semi-annual update of client’s capital market forecast and present updated forecasts to end users.

Role requirements

  • 5-7 years of professional experience working with complex financial models and communicating models to end users in a clear and understandable way.
  • Masters / professional experience in quantitative finance / economics / investments.
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex math concepts for non-technical audiences.
  • Proficiency in applying computer technology to financial research, with required experience in Python and SQL; MATLAB knowledge is a plus. Python is preferred.
  • Ability to organize findings and present results clearly.