Job Description – Quantitative Analysis Officer

Team: SSIM Data, Analytics and AI Services (DAAIS)
Location: Hangzhou

Role Overview

The Quantitative Analysis Officer will be a core member of the SSIM DAAIS team, responsible for delivering rigorous quantitative analysis and data-driven insights to support investment, distribution, marketing, and strategic decision-making across SSIM.
The role combines statistical analysis, data modeling, and business interpretation, with close collaboration across technology, business, and investment stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative analysis on large, multi-source datasets to support SSIM business and investment initiatives
• Design, develop, and maintain analytical models (e.g., statistical models, predictive models, attribution or forecasting frameworks) aligned with business objectives
• Conduct data exploration, feature engineering, and validation to ensure analytical robustness and interpretability
• Translate complex analytical results into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders
• Partner with business teams to understand decision contexts and define analytical problem statements
• Support model documentation, governance, and ongoing monitoring in line with SSIM standards
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of analytics methodologies, tooling, and best practices within DAAIS
• Collaborate with data engineering and platform teams to ensure scalable and reliable analytics solutions

Required Skills & Qualifications

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• 3–5 years of relevant work experience within a financial institution, in front office, middle office, or back office functions.

• Strong foundation in statistics, econometrics, applied mathematics, or quantitative finance
• Hands-on experience with quantitative analysis techniques such as regression, time-series analysis, classification, or attribution analysis. Experience on machine learning model (tree based, gradient boosting) is a plus
• Ability to assess model performance, limitations, and business relevance

Programming & Data Skills

• Proficiency in Python (e.g., pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, statsmodels)
• Experience working with large datasets using SQL and modern data platforms
• Familiarity with data cleaning, transformation, and feature engineering best practices

Business & Communication Skills

• Strong ability to connect quantitative results with business context and decision-making needs
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with experience explaining analytical findings to diverse audiences
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional, global environment

Education & Background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field
• Prior experience in asset management, financial services, data analytics, or a similar quantitative role is preferred

What Success Looks Like

• High-quality, reliable quantitative analyses that directly inform SSIM business decisions
• Strong partnerships with business and technology stakeholders
• Clear, well-documented analytical outputs that can be reused and scaled across SSIM

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