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At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.
Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want.
Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer.
And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.
About the department The Quantitative Index Solutions (QIS) team at abrdn is well-known for its detailed, collaborative approach to fund management and crafting innovative investment solutions.
QIS operates across diverse strategies, including detailed index, equity index, and fixed income index, offering a broad and growing remit within the company.
About the role The Quantitative Investment Director will report to the Head of Systematic Index Solutions and will lead the management and development of multifactor detailed equity strategies.
This role offers an outstanding opportunity to implement, improve, and evolve investment processes successfully within a world-class team.
Responsibilities include: Manage funds using an established investment process and platform in line with client requirements.
Regular portfolio rebalancing.
Cashflow, hedging, and corporate action management.
Reporting sign-off, commentary, and distribution query responses as required.
Monitor and interpret performance and market environment.
Contribute to investment process and product evolution through research.
Improvement of factors.
Portfolio construction.
Portfolio implementation.
Risk management.
ESG Integration.
About the candidate requirements Experience & Qualifications: Significant detailed factor/quantitative investment experience with associated regulatory approval.
Demonstrable track record of detailed investment process design and improvement – alpha generation, portfolio construction, implementation, risk management.
A strong attention to detail, organisation, and a focus on following established procedures.
Inquisitive, analytical approach.
Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely to colleagues and customers.
Great teammate with a collaborative approach essential to developing effective relationships within and outside of QIS.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer.
If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire.
One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our benefits There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary.
We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around.
This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal.
You can read more about our benefits here.
Our business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do.
Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients' changing needs.
You can find out more about what we do here.
An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you.
At abrdn we've adopted a 'blended working' approach.
This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home.
It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.
An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do.
If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we'll be happy to help.
We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.
We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.
We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
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