45 Quantitative Analysis jobs in the United Kingdom
AVP/VP, Quantitative Strategist, Fixed Income & Multi Asset
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AVP/VP, Quantitative Strategist, Fixed Income & Multi Asset & Structured Products – Alternative Credit
Location: London
Job Type: Permanent
Overview
Working with one of world’s largest sovereign wealth funds with global reach. This will give you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, this is a great opportunity to work at the cutting edge of investments.
Investment Insights Group
The a team of quantitative researchers and data scientists residing in each asset department to harness alternative data and advanced quantitative methods to generate superior investment performance. While quantitative researchers reside within specific asset departments alongside investment teams, they are also part of the broader quantiative community, which provides ongoing capability development in quantitative techniques, functional mentorship, and exposure to cross-asset projects.
What impact can you make in this role?
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Quantitative Strategist to join our Alternative Credit Group (ACG). This role offers the opportunity to work on complex financial products, including structured products and other forms of asset-backed financing. The ideal candidate will have a strong quantitative background, excellent programming skills, and a deep understanding of structured products.
What will you do as a Quantitative Strategist?
- Risk Analysis: Understand the mechanics of structured products and apply this knowledge to model development and risk analysis.
- Quantitative Techniques: Apply advanced mathematical and statistical techniques to solve complex problems and make data-driven decisions.
- Financial Modelling: Develop and maintain financial models in Python, ensuring they accurately represent financial scenarios and risks.
- Data Management: Work with AWS and databases to manage and analyse large datasets.
- Communication: Communicate complex quantitative concepts and solutions effectively to stakeholders, including traders, portfolio managers, and risk managers.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with other teams, including technology, risk management, and trading, to integrate quantitative models into broader business processes.
What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Strong programming skills in Python, with experience bringing code to production.
- Solid understanding of structured products and their mechanics.
- Strong mathematical and advanced statistical skills.
- Experience in coding financial models in Python.
- Familiarity with AWS and database management.
- Problem solving skills with the capacity to understand an issue and propose solutions.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred:
- Experience with other programming languages or tools used in quantitative finance.
- Experience in working with Intex Performance and Loan level data.
- Prior quantitative work in asset backed financing space
- Good to have experience with delinquency, prepayment, recovery modelling for structured products.
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Senior Investment Strategist - Quantitative Analysis
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The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of financial markets, econometric modeling, and portfolio optimization techniques. You should be proficient in programming languages such as Python or R for data analysis and model development. Responsibilities also include backtesting strategies, evaluating their performance, and continuously refining them based on market dynamics and empirical evidence. Strong communication skills are vital for presenting complex analytical findings and strategic proposals to senior management and clients. This role demands a rigorous, analytical mindset coupled with creativity in developing novel investment approaches. As a remote employee, you will be expected to maintain high levels of productivity and collaboration within a globally distributed team, contributing to the firm's continued success in the competitive banking and finance sector.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in quantitative finance, investment strategy, or asset management.
- Proven expertise in statistical modeling, econometrics, and financial risk management.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or MATLAB.
- Strong understanding of various asset classes and financial markets.
- Experience with portfolio optimization and risk management frameworks.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Superior presentation and communication abilities for conveying complex ideas.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment.
- CFA designation or equivalent is a plus.
Research Director (Quantitative)
Posted 9 days ago
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Are you a senior research candidate who is looking to accelerate their career? Then you could be the perfect fit for one of the most innovative market research companies in this flexible Research Director position.
JOB TITLE: Research Director (Quantitative)
SALARY: Up to 80k
LOCATION: London
THE COMPANY
The client is an award winning research consultancy, working on projects around the globe. They utilise data, technology and creativity combined with cutting edge research techniques to provide sharp thinking for some of the world's biggest brands in a variety of sectors.
They are currently looking to bring in a Research Director, who has experience in working on quantitative projects.
KEY DUTIES
- Evolve research strategy, shape team culture, drive innovation; ensure alignment with client needs and business objectives.
- Lead pricing, proposals, revenue growth; partner on forecasting, craft strategic commercial narratives with senior leadership.
- Cultivate senior client relationships, champion operational excellence, refine workflows, mentor team to uphold research best practice.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Deep expertise in ad effectiveness and cross-media research with strong digital and commercial credentials.
- Strategic, financially literate leader balancing growth and efficiency; confident navigating ambiguity and complex environments.
- Exceptional communicator and influencer; builds strong relationships, stays calm under pressure, energised by leadership challenges.
Interested in this Research Director role? Apply now and let's have a chat!
We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer
Research Director (Quantitative)
Posted 9 days ago
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Are you a Research Director looking to work on consumer projects? Then you could be the perfect fit in this flexible Research Director role!
JOB TITLE: Research Director (Quantitative)
SALARY: Up to 90k
LOCATION: London
THE COMPANY
This market research agency is renowned for its vibrant, friendly environment and dedication to delivering bespoke research for an extensive portfolio of clients. As an international agency, they are committed to continuous growth and providing outstanding opportunities for their staff to thrive. Operating across a variety of markets, they excel in delivering exceptional insights tailored to clients' needs, regardless of the workstream.
They are now seeking a Research Director to join their team who is eager to lead projects within the consumer sector, working with a diverse range of clients.
KEY DUTIES
- Owning key account relationships, spending time understanding the priorities and needs for clients
- Being a quality gatekeeper, ensuring that the work delivered is something to be proud of
- Getting involved in the day to day, from helping shape questionnaires, structuring analysis and delivering debriefs
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Previous experience writing winning proposals, and designing bespoke solutions to answer client's business questions
- Previous experience pro-actively growing existing accounts
- Previous experience developing and pushing more junior members of the team, helping drive progression
Interested in this Research Director role? Apply now and let's have a chat!
We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer
Research Director (Quantitative)
Posted 1 day ago
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Are you a senior research candidate who is looking to accelerate their career? Then you could be the perfect fit for one of the most innovative market research companies in this flexible Research Director position.
JOB TITLE: Research Director (Quantitative)
SALARY: Up to 80k
LOCATION: London
THE COMPANY
The client is an award winning research consultancy, working on projects around the globe. They utilise data, technology and creativity combined with cutting edge research techniques to provide sharp thinking for some of the world's biggest brands in a variety of sectors.
They are currently looking to bring in a Research Director, who has experience in working on quantitative projects.
KEY DUTIES
- Evolve research strategy, shape team culture, drive innovation; ensure alignment with client needs and business objectives.
- Lead pricing, proposals, revenue growth; partner on forecasting, craft strategic commercial narratives with senior leadership.
- Cultivate senior client relationships, champion operational excellence, refine workflows, mentor team to uphold research best practice.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Deep expertise in ad effectiveness and cross-media research with strong digital and commercial credentials.
- Strategic, financially literate leader balancing growth and efficiency; confident navigating ambiguity and complex environments.
- Exceptional communicator and influencer; builds strong relationships, stays calm under pressure, energised by leadership challenges.
Interested in this Research Director role? Apply now and let's have a chat!
We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer
Research Director (Quantitative)
Posted 1 day ago
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Job Description
Are you a Research Director looking to work on consumer projects? Then you could be the perfect fit in this flexible Research Director role!
JOB TITLE: Research Director (Quantitative)
SALARY: Up to 90k
LOCATION: London
THE COMPANY
This market research agency is renowned for its vibrant, friendly environment and dedication to delivering bespoke research for an extensive portfolio of clients. As an international agency, they are committed to continuous growth and providing outstanding opportunities for their staff to thrive. Operating across a variety of markets, they excel in delivering exceptional insights tailored to clients' needs, regardless of the workstream.
They are now seeking a Research Director to join their team who is eager to lead projects within the consumer sector, working with a diverse range of clients.
KEY DUTIES
- Owning key account relationships, spending time understanding the priorities and needs for clients
- Being a quality gatekeeper, ensuring that the work delivered is something to be proud of
- Getting involved in the day to day, from helping shape questionnaires, structuring analysis and delivering debriefs
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Previous experience writing winning proposals, and designing bespoke solutions to answer client's business questions
- Previous experience pro-actively growing existing accounts
- Previous experience developing and pushing more junior members of the team, helping drive progression
Interested in this Research Director role? Apply now and let's have a chat!
We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer
Quantitative or Integrated Research Director (maternity cover)
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Quant (or Integrated) Research Director - 12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Leeds or London
Full time, hybrid (part time considered, min. of 4 days)
Job summary
As a Quantitative (or Integrated) Research Director, you’ll play a critical leadership role - both as a strategic consultant to clients and a mentor to colleagues. You’ll take ownership of a portfolio of client relationships, with significant responsibility for driving business growth and delivering against commercial targets. A go-to expert in your field, you’ll lead thinking and innovation, role model excellence in research delivery, client engagement, and people management.
You’ll be expected to develop high-impact insight solutions and provide strategic advice across a wide range of quant approaches - including brand tracking, segmentation, pricing, product and proposition development, U&A, and audience/market understanding. You’ll also inspire and support a talented team of researchers to deliver best in class work.
We’re looking for an ambitious, commercially minded leader with a strong track record in applying advanced analytics, data science, and secondary data sources to help clients unlock growth opportunities. You’ll work across a broad range of sectors, including retail, travel, financial services, and media so versatility is key.
Responsibilities
- Actively involved in winning business and building relationships with current clients.
- Ability to develop advisory frameworks, using advanced analytics, secondary and existing data
- Experience of leading, coaching and developing a team and its members
- Using technology and innovative processes to support efficient project management
- Collaborate with colleagues to promote service expertise in data and advanced analytics and facilitate knowledge sharing
- Seek opportunities to speak at conferences and participate in industry awards to enhance our visibility as industry leading
- Promote adoption of the latest techniques and software on machine learning, automation and data visualisation
Required skills
- Leadership experience in the research sector agency or client side for over 10 years with a proven track record of achieving targets and fulfilling strategic objectives
- Retail, leisure, financial services & media sector experience would be an advantage but not essential
- Excellent understanding of analytics including segmentation, pricing, max diff, conjoint, CHAID, regression and factor analysis.
- Experience of working with client data sources e.g. CRM data/client card data and media data sources e.g. TGI/YouGov Profiles/IPA Touchpoints.
- Experience of handling large scale, multi-source and complex data sets with exceptional attention to detail
- Interest in behavioural science and its application to quantitative market research
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients and internal teams
- Experience in leading client accounts, building trusted relationships, and overseeing the smooth delivery of large-scale brand tracking studies
- Excellent written English skills for report writing and creating insight-led presentations
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Confident, enthusiastic, and flexible, with a proactive and "can do" attitude
- Tenacious and adaptable, open to feedback and willing to challenge peers
Benefits
- Hybrid working with a mix of office and home-based working
- Flexible start and finish times
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Birthday off in addition to the 25 days starting holiday
- End of year discretionary bonus
- Enhanced employer pension contributions
- Dedicated annual training budget to support everyone with learning and development
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Interest free annual travel season ticket loans
- Enhanced occupational maternity/paternity pay
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health Cash Plan to cover everyday health costs like dentist, opticians, physio etc
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and counselling
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to a PERKS website for savings on everyday purchases
- 2 paid days off per year for volunteering/charity work
- Paid for company social events
All applicants should have proof they are eligible to work in the UK.
If this 12 month, fixed term maternity cover role sounds of interest to you, please send your CV to our Head of People & Operational Development, Sarah Grace at
Graduate Trainee - Data Analysis
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Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing.
- Perform data analysis to identify trends and patterns.
- Develop data visualizations and reports.
- Support senior analysts in deriving insights from data.
- Collaborate with team members on data-driven projects.
- Learn and apply new data analysis techniques and tools.
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Graduate Trainee - Data Analysis
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Graduate Trainee - Data Analysis
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Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in the collection, cleaning, and organization of data from various sources.
- Perform data analysis using statistical methods and software.
- Develop reports and visualizations to communicate findings effectively.
- Support senior analysts in identifying trends and patterns within datasets.
- Learn and apply data modeling techniques.
- Participate in team meetings and contribute to project discussions.
- Maintain data integrity and accuracy.
- Develop skills in programming languages commonly used in data analysis (e.g., Python, R, SQL).
Qualifications:
- A recent graduate with a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with other data analysis tools is a plus.
- Eagerness to learn and develop skills in data analysis and programming.
- Good communication and teamwork abilities.
- Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Must be eligible to work in the UK.
Remote Advanced Apprentice - Data Analysis
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