Senior Quantitative Analyst

Waterloo, ON, Canada Numéro de demande 2495
25 octobre 2024
Chez Équitable, nous sommes conscients que le travail ne consiste pas uniquement à exécuter des tâches; mais également à s’intégrer dans un milieu de travail qui vous permet de progresser et de vous épanouir à la pleine mesure de votre potentiel. Au sein de notre environnement de travail amical et favorable à la collaboration, nous reconnaissons que le personnel dévoué, motivé et à l’affût des besoins des clients sont la clé de notre croissance et de notre succès. Joignez-vous à l’équipe de Équitable dès aujourd’hui en tant que :

Position Title: Senior Quantitative Analyst
Reports To: Public Portfolio Management Vice President
Department: Public Investments
Term: Permanent Full-Time

Work Arrangements: This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo, ON a minimum of two (2) assigned, consecutive days every other week, plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum requirement.

 

The Opportunity: Equitable is growing! We are looking for a Senior Quantitative Analyst to join our Public Investments team!  

This role will be a member of the Asset Management Group responsible for investing Equitable assets. They will be responsible for spearheading a variety of researching and analysis projects to strategically guide the effective management of the investment assets. This will include theoretical, operational, and reporting topics covering an extensive list of potential categories such as risk analysis, forecasted/relative returns, portfolio analytics, and economic modelling. This will include individual security modelling, asset class modelling, trade execution and portfolio monitoring.


Now is an exciting time to join one of the Waterloo Area’s and Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers for 2024!

 


What you will be doing:

Responsible for quantitative investment research to:

  • Assist with risk analysis, prospective return analysis and modelling, portfolio analytics, and related investment research and analytics.
  • Assist with initial research and procedural methodology; support a timely and efficient implementation, while continually evaluating current conditions and procedures for future improvement.
  • Responsible for analysis, process design, program coding, testing, implementing of scripts and processes
  • Assist in development of portfolio management tools to integrate market data and portfolio positions, in order to enhance decision making with respect to portfolio positioning and security selection.
  • Assist with multi-asset investment selection: macro research to determine potential trends and/or scenarios that will drive the overall investment strategy. 
  • Providing documentation as required by the team/business users for testing and future support.
  • Contribute business and technical expertise to the development and planning process in projects
  • Remain current on the rapidly changing technology as it relates to support for the investment processes and quantitative infrastructure.
  • Manage assigned work to meet deadlines, balance multiple priorities as set by senior staff.

Operational & administrative support duties:

  • Assist in the data and model management of our internal multi-asset investment framework.
  • Track and report portfolio risk measures relative to targets.
  • Perform administrative duties including resolving specific share management issues with broker etc.

 

What you will bring:

  • Undergraduate or Master’s degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science.
  • Experience building and supporting technology solutions.
  • Strong technological skills: Primary programming languages  C#; proficiency in  Python, SQL also required
  • 3 to 5 years of quantitative experience with a focus on data analysis.
  • Good understanding of investment selection, portfolio construction, and portfolio risk management. 
  • Completion of CFA program an asset.

 

What’s in it for you:

 

  • A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mind
  • Annual bonus program, annual vacation allowance, and company-paid benefits program
  • An additional paid volunteer day each year so you can spend time giving back to the community
  • Immediate enrollment in the company’s pension program with employer matching
  • Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment
  • Tuition support and specialized program assistance
  • An onsite, full-service cafeteria with a variety of daily options
  • Discounts on company products and services, and access to exclusive employee perks
  • Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration

 

As part of the recruitment/offer process you will be required to:

  • Provide two professional references (minimum one supervisor and above)
Ce poste est ouvert en raison d’un emploi vacant existant.

Pour en apprendre davantage sur Équitable, nous vous invitons à découvrir notre organisation.

Chez Équitable, nous nous engageons à offrir un accès égal aux possibilités d’emploi à l’échelle de notre organisation. Veuillez communiquer avec l’équipe des RH à l’adresse careers@equitable.ca si vous souhaitez recevoir nos offres d’emploi dans un autre format ou demander toute mesure d’adaptation nécessaire au processus de demande d’emploi.

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