Quantitative Strategies Research Intern
About Invesco
As one of the world's leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.
What's in it for you?
Our people are at the ver y core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:
- Flexible paid time off
- Hybrid work schedule
- 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
- Health & wellbeing benefits
- Parental Leave benefits
- Employee stock purchase plan
Job Description
Job Description
Your Role
- Develop and enhance quantitative and factor-based investment strategies for institutional and retail clients globally.
- Help investigate, explore, and identify tools, techniques, and metrics offering greater insight & perspective on portfolios to enhance value-add to clients.
- Help manage information including data and other analytics.
- Participate in the development and evolution of alpha and portfolio construction of strategies.
- Perform rigorous research and statistical analysis for all aspects of strategy development and ongoing management
Work Experience / Knowledge
- Very strong analytical and mathematical skills, including optimization techniques
- Good coding skills with extensive hands-on experience in R, Python or other languages.
- Experience working in cloud-based environments such as AWS is a plus
- Excellent working knowledge of econometrics and statistics including time-series analysis
- Experience with financial databases such as Compustat, Worldscope, DataStream etc. and risk and optimization tools such as Axioma, Barra
The Experience You Bring
- Passion for quantitative, research driven investment management
- Results oriented, with strong emphasis on high-quality execution
- Strong demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of constituents, including other quantitative researchers and portfolio managers, client portfolio managers, distribution teams, intermediaries, and clients
- Highly motivated and determined individual able to work collaboratively across groups while staying focused on execution of the core research function
- Team player who reliably and responsibly fulfills their area of responsibility
Formal Education
- Candidates will have an excellent academic background
- Demonstrated academic excellence including high GPAs and standardized test scores
- Working towards advanced degree in a quantitative (economics, finance, computer science or applied mathematics) field
The hourly range for this position in New York, New York is $65.00.
Full Time / Part Time
Worker Type
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Workplace Model
Not included in the source posting: benefits.
Skills
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