Job Description

WisdomTree Europe is an exciting and growing leader in the European ETF industry. We are hiring a full-time associate within our European Research Team based in London. This candidate will support the research team in developing new investment strategies and creating distribution-oriented research. The successful candidate will help develop WisdomTree Quantitative Research capabilities overall.

Key Accountabilities and Scope

• Act as support for the Research desk in its day-to-day activities
• Develop distribution-oriented research across asset classes, particularly as it relates to supporting and explaining the value proposition of our existing strategies.
• Help develop data infrastructure and quantitative tools to support research effort across the company
• Conduct rigorous quantitative research to enhance or develop new investment strategies that have a compelling investment proposition
• Collaborate on academic research to help build WisdomTree’s brand in this space for European clients.

Skills and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Math, Computer Science, or Machine Learning/AI-oriented discipline. 
• 2+ years plus financial services experience, preferably in Asset Management, Index development, and/or equity research.
• Comprehensive understanding of financial mathematics and derivatives
• Excellent quantitative skills
• Experience with Machine Learning/AI is a strong plus
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience working with unstructured datasets a strong plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• High attention to details
• Professional proficiency in one or more European languages (e.g. French, German, Italian) is an advantage.
• Familiarity of various industry tools (i.e. Bloomberg, Morningstar) is appreciated