Quantitative Analyst

Købanhavn K, DK, 1402

Job ID: 27839
Would you like to analyze the links between investment decisions, risk and performance? We are now looking for a quantitative analyst to support our investment teams in delivering risk-optimized outperformance.

Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is the centre of investment management in the Nordea Group and in the Asset & Wealth Management division. NAM is the largest asset manager in the Nordics with the vision of being a leading European Asset Manager. We want to do this by delivering returns with responsibility. We meet customer demands and guide our customers in the right direction in asset selection while ensuring prudent ESG practices. NAM has around 900 employees and more than 475 Nordic and international institutional clients. About this opportunity Welcome to the Risk and Performance Analysis team. We add value by providing investment insights and analyses. As quantitative analyst, you’ll play a valuable role in providing a solid foundation for making informed investment decisions. What you’ll be doing:

• Meet with portfolio managers at regular intervals to discuss risk and performance based on your analysis, predominantly in the fixed income domain
• Maintain and develop risk and performance analysis tools
• Produce internal risk and performance reporting using a combination of in-house tools and vendor-based systems
• Perform in-depth investment process reviews, alpha plan reviews, to challenge and develop our investment processes
• Ad-hoc tasks of various nature to support the portfolio managers

You’ll join a close-knit team of 6 specialists with long experience in the field. The role is based in our waterfront offices at Christianshavn, Copenhagen. Who you are Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us. To do well in this role, we believe that you:

• Are analytical by nature
• Are self-propelled and persistent to make a multitude of analyses to arrive at good result
• Enjoy programming and crunching numbers. Python and SQL are our friends
• Have a genuine interest in the fixed income domain
• Are a nice colleague - value teamwork and contribute to a great workplace culture

Your experience and background:

• A solid quantitative background with a higher education in finance, statistics, economics or similar
• Basic financial knowledge from a bank, asset manager, hedge fund or similar
• Applied statistics experience is advantageous
• Fixed income knowledge is also advantageous

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps Submit your application no later than 12/01/2025. For more information, you are welcome to contact Morten Eddy, [email protected]

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at supporting our customers and communities. So please come as you are.