Associate Portfolio Manager - Greater London, United Kingdom - Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

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    Associate Portfolio Manager / Quantitative Researcher | BAM Quant PM Team

    A growing medium-frequency market-neutral global systematic equities team is looking for an Associate Portfolio Manager or Quantitative Researcher to directly add value to a portfolio through innovative idea generation, scientific research, effective portfolio construction, prudent risk management and efficient trade execution.

    This role will work directly with a Quantitative Portfolio Manager on an investment team. The APM/QR will work with the team to:

    • Conduct quantitative research and analysis relating to systematic equity trading, equity alpha generation, and portfolio construction
    • Develop intraday trading strategies and equity trading execution
    • Develop broad-based statistical arbitrage alphas and trading strategies

    Competitive discretionary and performance linked compensation.

    Location

    • London

    Qualifications

    • Advanced degree in highly quantitative field, including Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, etc.
    • 4-10 yrs work experience in alpha research and/or portfolio management
    • Versatility in statistical modelling involving linear and non-linear techniques
    • Deep understanding of hypothesis testing
    • Familiarity with factor-based risk framework
    • Strong programming skills. Proficiency in Python is a must.
    • Highest level of professional integrity and intellectual honesty
    • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
    • Open, curious and growth mindset
    • Hungry, hardworking, gritty

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience in cash equity, equity futures, ETFs, or ADRs.
    • Knowledge of alternative data strategies or KPI predictions
    • Experience with equity trading, flow data, algorithmic trading, execution, central risk book, and/or market microstructure
    • Experience with intraday trading and transaction cost analysis
    • Experience with cloud computing (AWS/Docker/Containers)
    • Knowledge and experience in utilizing 3rd party algos
    • Knowledge of Pandas, Sklearn, machine learning and NLP are pluses