Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst

Janus Henderson Investors U.S.; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 85,000

Job description

Why work for us?

A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it’s about investing in a brighter future together.

Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business, amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.

Our Values are key to driving our success, and are at the heart of everything we do:

Clients Come First - Always | Execution Supersedes Intention | Together We Win | Diversity Improves Results | Truth Builds Trust

If our mission, values, and purpose align with your own, we would love to hear from you!

Your opportunity:

• Develop systematic credit alpha signals to be implemented in both systematic and traditionally fundamental portfolios
• Use large language models (LLMs) to analyze and build signals based on natural language documents and company filings
• Contribute to the design and creation of a quant scoring framework to systematically analyze the entire universe of corporate debt issuers
• Help design and launch new investment products based on this quant framework
• Develop models and tools to help fundamental credit research analysts generate insight into sectors and companies
• Conduct ad hoc analysis requested by the fundamental research team
• Communicate our quant-driven process both internally and externally to existing and prospective clients
• Work within a modern cloud tech stack, including but not limited to:
• Python, PySpark
• Git, Airflow, virtual machines
• Azure, Databricks, Snowflake
• LLM coding agents
• Identify new sources of data, both structured and unstructured, that can contribute to the quant platform
• Conduct literature reviews to determine potential projects of interest and assess how data science approaches can be employed across the firm
• Work with data and technology teams to ensure appropriate governance and quality controls are applied to data sets
• Be disciplined and rigorous about model development and documentation of models, data and tools
• Carry out additional duties as assigned

What to expect when you join our firm:

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Must have skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant subject, e.g. Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics
• Experience conducting quantitative research within the Fixed Income asset class, preferably with a focus on corporate credit
• Knowledge of, and experience working with, fixed income analytics
• Strong Python development skills and experience, with knowledge of Python’s standard numerical libraries (Numpy, Pandas, Scipy etc.)
• Excellent knowledge of statistical and data science techniques and applications

Nice to have skills:

• Experience with distributed computing such as Spark preferred but not required
• CFA, FRM or similar, or progress towards completion preferred

Investment areas:

• Has responsibility for contributing to the implementation of the quant research platform within all Janus Henderson Fixed Income portfolios, including future products and portfolios specifically geared toward quant-driven strategies

Supervisory responsibilities:

• No – but expected to work alongside and collaborate with existing and future team members

Potential for growth:

• Mentoring
• Leadership development programs
• Regular training
• Career development services
• Continuing education courses

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm, and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.

At Janus Henderson Investors we’re committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. Don’t worry if you don’t think you tick every box, we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request we’re happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know at [e-mail].

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Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employee’s job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).

All applicants must be willing to comply with the provisions of Janus Henderson Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements, including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants’ past political contributions or activity may impact applicants’ eligibility for this position. Janus Henderson is an equal opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.