Equity L/S Desk Quant Analyst

Responsibilities

• Build analyses, models, and tools that inform investment and business decisions across the platform.
• Analyze investment performance and portfolio properties, including process drivers of P&L and factor-model-based risk and P&L attribution.
• Execute on research ideas that improve investment and business outcomes.
• Evaluate processes and proposed changes, implement improvements, and quantify their impact.
• Support and enhance investment-process workflows, tools, and systems.
• Apply statistical methods to investment and business problems to quantify effects, test significance, and translate results into recommendations for stakeholders.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate research and analysis, and contribute to advancing AI-driven applications across the platform.
• Present analysis and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Partner with portfolio managers, operations, trading, technology, data, and research teams.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience at a buy-side or sell-side firm.
• A Master's in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, engineering, quantitative finance, or a hard science), or an undergraduate degree paired with strongly aligned experience.
• A strong foundation in statistics and regression modeling, including linear models and hypothesis testing.
• Proficiency in Python for quantitative research and analysis, evidenced by project or research accomplishments, with the ability to build the data workflows and analytical tools the work requires.
• Working proficiency in SQL, PostgreSQL, and APIs for accessing and managing data.
• Experience with equity fundamental factor models, attribution, and risk measurement is strongly preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to make quantitative work actionable for senior audiences.
• Demonstrated interest in applying AI to research and analytical problems; hands-on experience with coding assistants such as Claude Code or comparable tools is a meaningful advantage.
• A strong sense of ownership and urgency, with the grit to dig into problems and see solutions through.
• A can-do approach, intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and a genuine passion for equity markets and investing.

Salary Range

$150,000 USD - $200,000 USD