Quantitative Equity Data Analyst (Vancouver, Canada)

Quantitative Equity Data Analyst

Company Overview

CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Quantitative Equity Data Analyst to join our Quantitative Equity Team! We are a high-performance team embedded in a top-performing quant fund that manages over $75 billion in financial assets. We are dedicated to the mission-critical operation of our investment engine—a well-tuned machine responsible for generating key decisions that drive trades and investment insights. Leveraging data analytics, finance knowledge and cutting-edge technology, we aim to ensure that new and useful data products are continuously ready for research.

This is an exciting full-time role for individuals who are enthusiastic about learning the quantitative equity investment management business and excited to tackle a broad range of data, investment, and technology challenges. You will start with a comprehensive training program, learning about various elements of quantitative equity investment management and our investment process.

Key Responsibilities

• Create processes to assess, explore, and link billions of data points.
• Test structured and unstructured data sets for data quality and reliability.
• Assess new data opportunities for quality and usefulness.
• Evaluate your data solutions for sensibility, accuracy, and bias.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers – support alpha projects with your data expertise.
• Collaborate with technology specialists – help trade off application performance and operational feasibility.
• Support production deployments of your work to ensure long-term reliability.
• Enable clarity of and access to your work through robust documentation and exposition.
• Present findings and recommendations to key stakeholders in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Analytical Mindset – You think critically and creatively and are adept at balancing intuition with statistical validation.
• Financial Knowledge – Desire to acquire the financial context needed to understand your stakeholders and make data decisions with impact.
• Self-Starter – You are motivated and willing to take personal accountability for quality and timeliness of work.
• Collaborative Approach – You thrive in a collaborative environment and value shared success. You proactively solicit and provide input and excel at communicating complex and technical concepts.
• Time Management – You are able to manage and prioritize multiple ongoing projects.
• Academic Training – At a minimum, an undergraduate degree in finance, mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, or related discipline. Completion of a relevant graduate degree is considered an asset.

Salary & Benefits

The base salary range for full-time roles is $125,000 – $200,000 annually plus a competitive performance bonus. Compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Employment Type

Full-time

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please submit your resume, cover letter and academic transcripts.

Equal Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.

Hiring Process

Your application will be reviewed by a member of the hiring team - AI is not used in the screening, assessment or selection of applications at this time.