Quant Analyst

at  Neuberger Berman

Summary:
The Quant Analyst will join the Breton Hill portfolio management team in Toronto and work alongside a high performing group of research & development professionals. The team manages quantitative investment strategies with equities, options, and futures, for institutions as well as taxable investors. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing software tools to design, implement and monitor quantitative investment strategies. This is a role on the investment team and would involve close interaction with the senior portfolio managers, as well colleagues in other functional areas including technology, database management, trade support and/or operations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop software tools for the investment team to design, implement and monitor quantitative investment strategies
• Performance tuning and optimization of software and algorithms
• Enhance quality assurance processes for the team’s code base
• Provide analytical and portfolio management support for these and other portfolios
• Help maintain data architecture

Qualifications:

• A tech-focused undergraduate degree (e.g. Computer Science, Math, Engineering)
• Coding proficiency, including familiarity with object-oriented programming, and evidence of clean, well-documented coding is required; experience with MATLAB and Python are a plus
• This is an entry level position, with 1 - 4 years’ working experience expected; experience in financial markets is an asset, but not required
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a meticulous approach to resolving issues step-by-step
• Detail oriented, flexible and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Professional conduct, consistently guided by integrity, partnership and high performance
• Canadian work authorization is required

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• Develop software tools for the investment team to design, implement and monitor quantitative investment strategies
• Performance tuning and optimization of software and algorithms
• Enhance quality assurance processes for the team’s code base
• Provide analytical and portfolio management support for these and other portfolios
• Help maintain data architectur