Quant jobs / Man Group plc

Quantitative Researcher - ML

Man Group’s China researchers develop AI-driven investment strategies. This role connects alternative-data signals with portfolio and implementation research.

What you’d work on

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Research ML investment signals.
Train and validate predictive models.
Study trading costs and portfolio construction.

What they ask for

Required

ML theory
Foundation-model experience
Statistical research
Distributed computing
Communication

Preferred

ML conference publications

Education: An advanced quantitative degree; exact level unspecified.
Experience: Research or thesis evidence requested; investment experience optional.

How to prepare

Validate text-derived signals.
Compare learned and simple cost models.
Explain model forecasts and uncertainty.

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