Numeric Rotational Analyst

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 $193.3 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

* As at 30 June 2025

Numeric Graduate Rotational Program

Join Numeric’s Investment Management Graduate Rotational Program with an opportunity to work alongside Numeric’s Quant Trading, Alpha Technology, Quantitative Research and Portfolio Management teams. Following the 4 rotations, the Rotational Analyst will have an opportunity to join the Numeric Research, Alternatives or Portfolio Management team full-time.

As a Quantitative Research Rotational Analyst, you will conduct research and develop strategies which will improve our trading of financial markets in equities and across the business in general. You will develop and improve quantitative investment strategies in financial markets within the Strategic Alpha Research team. You will work closely with other team members to create new and support existing strategies by identifying new investment ideas or innovative data sources. You will conduct research on various implementation aspects of investment strategies such as trading cost models, risk models, optimization, and portfolio construction.

The Portfolio Management Rotational Analyst role spans a broad spectrum of research, investment, and technical tasks. The role involves both validating the inputs to our models as well as the output from the quantitative signals used to make buy/sell decisions. You will monitor portfolio risk and country/sector exposures, analyze portfolio returns, and conduct analysis for client communications. You will analyze the output of our portfolio construction process to ensure the integrity of our investment philosophy. Assist research and portfolio management teams with enhancing existing signals and creating new signals.      

With Quant Trading & Research, you will:

• Assist in development of our trading platform, infrastructure and technology
• Use qualitative and quantitative analysis to improve performance of our systematic strategies
• Monitor live trading and respond to changing market conditions when necessary
• Determine appropriateness of execution venues for various trades
• Assist in various proprietary algorithm enhancements and algo experimentation
• Analyse high frequency tick data in cash equities from multiple exchanges, including darkpools and Alternative Trading Systems (ATS).
• Assist in building execution alpha signals using price, volume and alternative data.
• Contribute to improvements across portfolio construction, risk management and trading
• Assist in development of our proprietary cash equities execution algorithm, trading platform, infrastructure and technology
• Carry out post trade analysis and build monitoring tools and reports to continuously improve our execution capabilities

As a Quantitative Developer Rotational Analyst in Alpha Tech, you will be working directly with the research and portfolio management teams to implement new ideas and signals which explain and outperform the market. This includes responsibility for the continued success of Raptor, our in-house Quant Platform, and building the tools, frameworks, libraries and applications which power our Quantitative Research and Systematic Trading. Your challenges will be varied and might involve implementing signals, analyzing and onboarding new datasets, cluster-computing solutions, numerical algorithms, and developing portfolio optimization toolkits.

Key competencies

• Strong academic record and undergraduate coursework in finance, mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, or engineering
• Strong programming and statistical analysis skills (e.g., Python, R) and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly
• Demonstrated problem solving ability
• Self-organized with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with contending business demands and priorities
• Focused on delivering value to the business with steadfast efforts to improve process

Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.

You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact TalentAcquisition@man.com.