Senior Quant - Cash Equities
Man Group
| Company | Man Group |
| Category | Finance |
| Location | London |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
About Man Group
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.
Headquartered in London, we manage $228.7 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com
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* As at 31 March 2026
Algo Research Team:
The Algo Research team is responsible for alpha research across a wide range of time-scales (from high frequency to days), design of monetisation/execution algos and market impact modelling across all major asset classes (including Cash Equities, Futures, FX, Options). We work in close collaboration with various systematic research teams across Man Group to maximise realised P&L of strategies. Algo Research is one of the key focus areas for Man.
We are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with a primary focus on Cash Equities whose responsibilities will include:
Creating high quality intraday predictive alpha signals in cash equities on the scale of minutes to hours
Applying ML techniques to alpha research
In-depth market impact modelling
Solving optimal execution optimization problems
Identifying highest P&L opportunities
Close collaboration with researchers across Man Systematic
Technology and Business Skills:
Essential
3+ years of work experience on the Buy side
Experience building intraday alpha for cash equities markets
Deep understanding of statistics/ML and an ability to apply it to real world problems
Expertise in a high-level programming language such as Python
Exceptional analytical skills; recognised by peers as an expert in their domain
Ability to conduct research independently as well as work as part of a larger team and manage multiple stakeholders
Advantageous
Knowledge of market structure, participants, trading venues and microstructure of at least one of the major asset classes
Understanding of Market Impact modelling
Experience working on optimization and modelling optimal control problems
Experience with handling large data sets and tick data
Personal Attributes
PhD or exceptional Master’s / Bachelor’s qualification in a quantitative subject
Intellectual integrity with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving
Ability to deliver projects with high commercial value
Hands-on attitude; willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm
Self-organised, with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with competing business demands and priorities
Strong interpersonal skills, establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, technologists, traders and senior business people alike
Confident communicator, able to challenge a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views
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