Junior Quantitative Analyst

ABOUT TARANIS

Taranis SA is a Geneva-based boutique asset manager that has developed a proprietary technology to invest in equity markets, at the crossroads of technology and behavioural finance. We manage two equity products, including a systematic Cayman fund, and received the HFM European Performance Award for best CTA newcomer. Part of our development and research is carried out by an offshore team based in Egypt.

THE ROLE

This is a central, cross-functional position covering quantitative research, risk management, trade execution and fund operations. You will also coordinate our offshore team in Egypt and report directly to the CEO.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Conduct quantitative research: design, backtest and deploy systematic investment strategies; maintain the research database.

Coordinate the offshore development and research team in Egypt on a daily basis, in Arabic, including the Egyptian dialect.

Run fund operations: daily NAV calculation, validation and reconciliation with the external administrator.

Maintain the fund's risk framework: volatility modelling, parametric and historical VaR, expected shortfall, stress testing.

Execute trade orders on Interactive Brokers and monitor best execution.

Develop internal automation tools in Python, VBA and LLMs for data ingestion, reporting, NAV reconciliation and research workflows.

Contribute to board materials for the fund and the company.

REQUIREMENTS

Master's degree in Finance from a Swiss or European university, or equivalent, with a strong quantitative background (mathematics, actuarial science, financial engineering or similar).

First professional experience (internships accepted) in a hedge fund or asset manager, covering both research and fund operations.

Hands-on knowledge of NAV calculation and of risk measures (VaR, ES, stress testing).

Expert in Python and VBA; good command of SQL.

Experience with a fund administration system (Paxus preferred) and with Interactive Brokers.

Fluent Arabic, including the Egyptian dialect (required for daily coordination of the Egypt-based team).

Fluent French and English.

Autonomy, rigour and the ability to handle several functions in a small team.

NICE TO HAVE

R, MATLAB, machine learning, Bloomberg Terminal.

Please send your CV and motivation letter in English to [email protected]