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Senior Portfolio Analyst
Man Group
Boston, MA, United States
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About Man Group
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $114.1bn* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM.
These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialized approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group's investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organization.
Through the Man Charitable Trust and sponsorship of the Man Booker Prizes, Man Group is committed to promoting literacy and numeracy on a global scale, and to supporting charitable causes more broadly.
Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com.
*As at 30 September 2018. All investment management and advisory services are offered through the investment "engines"of Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man Global Private Markets (GPM).
About Man Numeric
Man Numeric employs systematic security-selection processes that are underpinned by a bottom-up, fundamental approach, offering both long only and alternative strategies. The team' highly experienced professionals operate collaboratively, distilling their analytical and investment expertise into systematic processes which are applied across regions, styles, and capitalizations.
Man Numeric has a strong history in public equities, focusing on bottom-up stock selection processes based on fundamental, causal market relationships and reinforced by continuous research. Its approach seeks to capitalize on temporary market inefficiencies, with models that look to identify mispricing opportunities. Furthermore, the engine seeks to innovate continually and research new areas and opportunities. Man Numeric has significant capabilities in systematic responsible investing, with around half of its assets managed employing some form of sustainability screen.
Founded in 1989 and becoming part of Man Group in 2014, Man Numeric' funds under management were $34.7bn at 30 September 2018. Further information can be found at www.man.com/numeric.
Job Description
Man Investments USA Holdings Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Portfolio Analyst to join our team in Boston, MA.
Responsibilities
Regular in-depth analysis of quantitative models and its model attribution.
Analysis of financial markets, quantitative portfolios, and portfolio performance.
Perform backtests of various models and signals used in quantitative equity portfolio construction.
Perform portfolio simulations and analysis of large equity datasets.
Assist in management of quantitative equity portfolios by vetting inputs to the quantitative models and outputs used to make buy/sell decisions.
Monitor portfolio risk and country/sector exposure and analyze portfolio returns.
Assist portfolio and research teams in researching and developing financial models to supplement and enhance quantitative strategies.
Perform research, investment, and technical tasks and focus on validating and testing data, researching discrepancies, and communicating issues to the portfolio management team.
Job Requirements
Position requires Bachelor' Degree in Finance with Computer Programming skills, or Math/Physics/Engineering with Finance knowledge, or related field, and 18 months of relevant experience
Ability to write and analyze code in Python and SAS, along with a basic knowledge of SQL
Experience with financial statements
Experience with finance and quantitative equity investing
Experience evaluating complex backtests, simulations, and drivers of portfolio performance.