Quant Researcher - Macro; Futures / FX

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.

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* As at 30 June 2026

AHL Macro is the team responsible for Macro strategies. The team systematically trades liquid futures and FX at different frequencies, with holding periods ranging from intraday to monthly.

• 3+ years of experience researching and live trading alpha signals for futures and FX (essential)

• Strong experience with every step of research pipeline, including data acquisition, preliminary analysis, signal construction, robustness checking, monetisation, post live checks

• Experience with portfolio construction, risk analysis

• Strong coding skills and experience of handling large data sets. We use Python and its scientific stack for both research and live trading

• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical, statistical, and computing content e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics or Physics from a leading university

• Hands-on attitude; willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm

• Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving

• Self-organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with contending business demands and priorities

• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, technologist, traders and senior business stakeholders alike. Ability to mentor junior researchers

• Confident communicator: able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views

Working Here

AHL fosters a performance driven, meritocratic culture with a small company, no-attitude