Job Description

Manage the team responsible for delivery of core algorithms for a technology-enabled investment platform of an innovative wealth manager
 
Responsibilities:
 

• Manage day to day efforts in delivering investment algorithms and research generated data.
• Recruit and mentor Quantitative Development team members.
• Work closely with various stakeholders and technology resources.
• Lead agile development practices and maintain Jira backlog.
• Provide hands-on end-to-end development, testing, and maintenance of quantitative code base.
• Perform code reviews to ensure quality meets highest level of standards.
• Develop software using high quality standards and best practices, ensure thorough end-to-end unit testing, and provide support during testing and post go-live.
• Collaborate with product management and technology teams to ensure appropriate requirements, standards, and integration.
• Participate in building and/or defining Research Data & Quant Compute platforms.
• Investigate datasets for use in new or existing algorithms.
   
  Requirements:
   

• Knowledge of wealth management products, tools, and strategies including ETFs, Mutual Funds, Investment Funds, REITs
• Current/Recent experience leading a quantitative development team
• Proficiency in computer science, computational mathematics, or financial engineering gained by advanced (MSc or above) academic and/or equivalent work experience
• Excellent mathematical foundation and hands-on experience working in the finance industry.
• Strong communication (written and oral) and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong sense of attention to detail, pride in delivering high quality work and willingness to learn.
• Proficient in Python, Git, Jira, and SQL and database development (PostgreSQL is a plus).
• Knowledge of databases and quantitative, statistical, and ML/AI techniques and their implementation using Python modules such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, SciKit-Learn, Git, Jira, and SQL
• Experience delivering products using commercial optimizers (Gurobi, CPLEX) is a plus.
   
  For immediate consideration, please forward resume and contact details to: [email protected]
   
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