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Lincoln Financial · 1 day ago

Quantitative Research & Analytics Analyst

Lincoln Financial is a company focused on helping people plan for financial security. They are seeking a Quantitative Research & Analytics Analyst to join their Capital Markets team, responsible for analyzing investment analytics and risk management while collaborating with stakeholders to enhance reporting processes.

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Responsibilities

You will maintain knowledge on current and emerging development/trend, assess the impact and collaborate with senior management to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future solutions
You will direct and enhance organizational initiatives by positively influencing and supporting change management and/or departmental/enterprise initiatives
You will identify, recommend, and champion process improvements and organizational initiatives to positively influence the team and quality
In addition, you will participate in and/or contribute to projects and other initiatives set by management as needed
You will develop, enhance, and implement tools, reports, and/or new solutions for analyzing portfolio positioning, investment risk, performance evaluation and attribution analysis
You will identify and execute process improvement and automation that significantly improve quality across the team, department and/or business unit
You will research, develop, implement and evaluate statistical or econometric based multi-asset/equity models, risk/volatility models, and systematic investment/trading strategies as needed to manage and monitor portfolio risks, returns and volatility
You will work with, evaluate, oversee, and due diligence of external quantitative asset managers/funds
You will identify and recommend hedging/risk management mechanisms that would enhance existing strategies
You will conduct more complex analysis of the risk and return profile of all major asset classes in which Lincoln invests
In addition, you will aggregate the risk of the entire portfolio and optimize overall risk/return profile of investment portfolio
You will develop and enhance investment analytic approaches & methodology to ensure data quality and effectively capture key risk factors in investment portfolio
You will advise management of risk factors and identify potential mitigation approaches
You will summarize findings and utilize appropriate data visualizations to share analyses and facilitate understanding for a wide range of technical and non-technical audiences
You will collaborate with key internal stakeholders, serving as resource on investment risk, to develop and deliver more complex investment analytics and reporting that meet the needs of various lines of business and customers

Qualification

Quantitative researchRisk managementInvestment analyticsStatistical modelingProgramming in PythonFinancial software proficiencyCFA certificationCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsAttention to detail

Required

4 Year/bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a quantitative field (e.g. financial engineering, computer science, economics, finance, mathematics, data science/statistics, actuarial science, engineering, or related)
3 - 5+ years of experience in quantitative research, risk management, investments analytics and reporting, derivative pricing, and/or portfolio management directly aligned to the specific responsibilities for this role
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal/written)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Preferred

Advanced degree (MFE, MSCF)
Certifications: CFA, FRM, CAIA or progress towards one
Proficient programming skills in MATLAB or Python or R, VBA for Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint etc.), and SQL
Experience in Morningstar, Bloomberg, Power BI / Tableau, or other financial software or scripting languages
Strong financial acumen, research & analytical skills, and understanding of capital markets and financial derivatives (futures, options)
Demonstrates excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task while maintaining strict attention to detail

Benefits

Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
PTO/parental leave
Competitive 401K and employee benefits
Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
Tuition assistance program
Work arrangements that work for you
Effective productivity/technology tools and training

Company

Lincoln Financial

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Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) helps people to confidently plan for their version of a successful future.

H1B Sponsorship

Lincoln Financial has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$825M
Key Investors
Bain Capital
2025-04-09Post Ipo Equity· $825M
1985-04-26IPO

Leadership Team

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Ellen Cooper
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Christopher Neczypor
Chief Financial Officer
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