Quantitative Project Manager

About the Role

WorldQuant is seeking an exceptional individual to join our team as a Project Manager. A successful candidate must possess strong project management, analytical, and communication skills. Candidates will have a research mindset, be a self-starter, and be a creative and persevering deep thinker who is motivated by unsolved challenges.

Responsibilities

• Provide extensive operational support to our Meta Alpha Model business, which combines individual alpha signals into meta signals
• Support technical and strategic initiatives and related operational efforts across the Meta Alpha Model ecosystem
• Align and realign deliverables with program goals, outcomes, and roadmap priorities
• Manage resources across multiple projects and workstreams supporting Meta Alpha operations
• Identify, assess, and help mitigate project risks and issues
• Design, implement, and maintain reports, web-based dashboards, and the underlying data in MySQL, Vertica, PostgreSQL databases for internal users
• Design, implement, and continuously improve operational business processes supporting the Meta Alpha Model business
• Oversee and support business process changes
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements
• Prepare and manage stakeholder communications including presentations and newsletters

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an analytical field (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Engineering)
• 3-5 years of experience in project management or a managerial position
• Proven experience in financial markets or the investment management industry
• Strong evidence of being a self-starter and problem solver
• Interest in the Finance/Tech industry
• Excellent project management abilities with strong attention to detail
• Mature and thoughtful, with the ability to operate in a collaborative, team-oriented culture
• Experience with Python, Jupyter notebooks, and dashboard solutions

Benefits

• Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents
• Flexible spending account
• 401k
• Fully paid parental leave
• Generous PTO (paid time off):
  • Twenty vacation days (pro-rated based on start date, accruing at 1.67 days per month)
  • Three personal days
  • Ten sick days
• Perks: Employee discounts for gym memberships, wellness activities, healthy snacks, casual dress code
• Training: Learning and development courses, speakers, team-building off-sites
• Employee resource groups

Pay

The Base Pay Range For This Position Is $125,000–$150,000 USD.

Location: Old Greenwich, CT; New York, NY; or West Palm Beach, FL