Quant Research Role - Custody & Funds Service

Quant Research Custody & Funds service

The primary responsibilities for this role will include :

- Perform large-scale analysis on our proprietary dataset to solve problems never tackled before

- Identify new insights that drive feature modelling to generate nuanced insights

- Build models end-to-end, from prototype to full-scale production

- Make real-world, commercial recommendations through effective presentations to various stakeholders

- Leverages data visualization to communicate data insights and results

- Document and test new/existing models in partnership with control groups

- Implementation of models in Python-based proprietary libraries.

- Ongoing desk support

Essential Skills :

- The role requires a combination of a structured approach to problem solving, a can-do mind set to data analysis and to work in a dynamic environment. Excellent communication skills are essential.

Key Qualifications :

- A master's or Ph.D degree program in computer science, statistics, operations research or other quantitative fields

- Strong technical skills in data manipulation, extraction and analysis

- Fundamental understanding of statistics, optimization and machine learning methodologies

- Mastery of software design principles and development skills using one of C++, Python, R, Java, Scala

- Previous practical experience in solving machine learning problems using open-source packages

- Participation in KDD/Kaggle competition or contribution to GitHub highly desirable

- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and the ability to present findings to a non-technical audience