Manager - Quantitative Strategies

About the role

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. This is a hands-on role in a growing quantitative investment platform where research, portfolio engineering and execution combine to shape outcomes across global equity portfolios. It covers research, portfolio implementation and business development support.

Key responsibilities

• Research and develop new index strategies and beta solutions, and improve existing ones through data exploration, portfolio engineering and optimisation
• Monitor and manage selected portfolios and beta funds day to day, including rebalancing, dividends, cash flows and corporate actions
• Create, review and monitor trade orders, working closely with the dealing desk
• Provide fundamental or qualitative overlays to selected beta solutions where needed
• Contribute to the development of the beta solutions platform and portfolio implementation capabilities
• Take part in team research projects and share findings in internal forums
• Work with data and infrastructure teams so that tools and datasets are robust, version controlled and consistent
• Support client service, advisory and engagement, and help build custom beta solutions
• Produce regular reports and ad hoc publications, and partner with investment, trading, data, technology, client and risk teams

Required profile

• 5-10 years of experience building and managing quantitative or passive strategies with a focus on global equities and a proven track record
• Ability to work well with different teams, take initiative and work autonomously
• Critical thinker with good interpersonal skills, articulate and open to challenge and debate
• Attention to detail and a hands-on approach

Required skills

• Advantageous: experience or familiarity with middle office processes and index construction methodologies
• Extensive knowledge of financial markets, quantitative strategies and index construction
• Equity portfolio management, including portfolio enhancement, corporate action and capital market strategies
• FX management and currency implementation for global equity portfolios, including hedging and settlement-aware execution
• Tax-aware portfolio optimisation, including dividend withholding tax and capital gains tax
• Derivatives for efficient portfolio management and hedging