Quantitative Research Analyst, AVP/VP - Hong Kong

The Quantitative Research Analyst is an investment professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. They should clearly contribute to team rankings or be themselves rank highly in external/internal research rankings, and receive positive direct feedback from focus clients in client reviews. An essential requirement of the position is a strong knowledge of programming in languages such as R (preferred) or Python. Experience using SQL is desirable. Above all, the candidate should be comfortable working in a dynamic, team-orientated environment, including working with other regional team members.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design and implementation of quantitative models and databases.
• Fully understand the content, features, and functionality of Citi’s proprietary research database.
• Must be able to develop/write regular written reports (with minimal assistance) which summarize the findings of their/the team’s quantitative analysis and investment decisions.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key focus institutional clients as well as Sales, Sales Traders/Traders, other Research colleagues, etc.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citi, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• At least 3-8 years of relevant industry experience, or have a comparable combination of education plus industry experience.
• Very strong knowledge of statistical programming languages such as R (preferred) or Python.
• Strong quantitative background with exceptional analytical detail, and with the ability to distill research into an investable thesis.
• A strong understanding of financial analysis and ratio construction is required. In addition, an awareness of financial accounting issues and market operations in various regional markets is advantageous.
• Excellent verbal skills including delivering presentations and writing research reports to internal and external clients.

Education:

• Bachelors (Honours) or MSc/PhD degree(s) in the field of Finance, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics or Econometrics

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