[Remote] Quantitative Analyst (Fully Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RGG Capital is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to join their data-driven research team focused on leveraging alternative data and sentiment analysis for market insights. The role involves conducting quantitative research, model development, and backtesting of signals to drive actionable strategies in the financial markets. Responsibilities • Conduct comprehensive quantitative analysis of hedge fund returns, risk metrics, and factor exposures to evaluate manager skill and strategy persistence • Develop and maintain proprietary analytical frameworks to decompose hedge fund performance, identify style drift, and assess risk-adjusted returns across market cycles • Perform detailed attribution analysis to validate managers' stated investment processes and verify alignment with reported results • Build and maintain risk factor models to evaluate strategy correlations, beta exposures, and potential portfolio overlaps across our manager universe • Analyze portfolio-level characteristics including liquidity profiles, position-level concentration, and counterparty exposures • Provide quantitative support to the CIO for manager evaluation and ongoing monitoring • Create detailed analytical reports for the investment committee, synthesizing complex quantitative findings into actionable insights • Acquire, clean, and normalize various alternative datasets (e.g., sentiment, social media, and ESG sources) • Develop and refine predictive models and signals using time-series analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning • Create robust backtesting frameworks to evaluate model performance and incorporate transaction cost or market impact • Build and monitor risk models, conduct stress testing under different market scenarios • Document and present research findings, methodologies, and performance metrics to stakeholders Skills • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field • 1+ year of experience in quantitative research, data science, or analytics within financial services (buy-side or sell-side) • Proven track record of building and validating quantitative models in real-world market environments • Proficiency in Python for data analysis (pandas, numpy, scipy) and modeling (statsmodels, scikit-learn) • Experience with databases (SQL or NoSQL) and large-scale data processing frameworks • Familiarity with statistical techniques (time-series analysis, regression, factor modeling, signal processing) • Solid understanding of financial market structure, pricing, and liquidity • Knowledge of key asset classes (equities, fixed income, or derivatives) • Advanced degree (Master's/PhD) in a quantitative field (Financial Engineering, Statistics, or similar) • Experience analyzing sentiment or alternative data (news feeds, social media, ESG, etc.) • Background in machine learning, deep learning, or NLP for financial forecasting • Familiarity with cloud computing environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for large-scale data processing • Experience with portfolio optimization, risk analytics, or factor investing Company Overview • RGG Capital is a single family office headquartered in the dynamic global hub of Dubai. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Dubai, Internet City, AE, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is https://rgg.capital/. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job