The research and investment operations group at Man Investments is responsible for the development, adjustment and management of our in-house trading systems, the design of our investment portfolio, the day-to-day monitoring of risk and the collation and analysis of financial market data.
Responsibilities
Provision of support to the Research and Investment Management teams
Completion of investment operations monitoring processes, including:
daily trade and trade execution analysis
production and review of intra-day AHL risk reports
P&L verification with valuation agents
accurate and timely implementation of system changes from Research through to Trading Systems/IT Operations
daily integrity review of historical and current data
accurate and timely project management of larger portfolio optimisation implementation plans
Coordination and implementation of new markets
Accurate and timely implementation of AHL regears and rebalances
Setup and ongoing operational support for new trading strategies
Interaction with other business unit functions
Periodic review of external counterparties and service providers, prime brokers, executing counterparties, etc
Requirements
Excellent IT skills including familiarity with Windows, UNIX and SQL; ability to review and understand programming code
Deadline focused and well organised, in order to effectively manage projects through to delivery
Good working knowledge of financial markets and instruments, both exchange traded and OTC, through previous experience within the financial services sector
Degree in a numerate/IT focused discipline, IMC qualification beneficial
A problem solving attitude is required
A meticulously accurate approach to data entry and results review is necessary. High attention to detail
An analytical ability to investigate trading system behaviour and test results
The ability to work under pressure, whilst maintaining high degree of accuracy, especially when conducting time critical processes and carrying out emergency procedures
