"Antipodes’ pragmatic approach encompasses everything we do as a team, from analysing industries and companies, to communicating and collaborating amongst our colleagues and with our clients"
Michael Li, Investment Analyst
Antipodes is a global asset manager with a 25+ strong investment team based in Sydney and London.
Antipodes first opened its doors in 2015 and now the group manages over A$20 billion in assets under management. The Global Equities team manages approximately half of that AUM, while aspiring to grow our clients’ wealth over the long term by generating absolute returns in excess of the benchmark, but beneath market levels of risk.
We offer a pragmatic value approach across long-short and long-only global equity strategies. Our approach is characterised by the holistic consideration of cyclical, structural and macro/socioeconomic factors that is enhanced by a combination of qualitative and quantitative disciplines. Our aim is to identify investments that offer high margins of safety, multiple ways of winning, and then build high conviction portfolios with an emphasis on capital preservation.
Culture is of vital importance to us. We combine well over 100 years of investment experience with a restless energy and desire to challenge accepted norms, push boundaries and develop new and effective methodologies. The name ‘Antipodes’ not only alludes to the global scope of our business, it captures our belief in the power of opposites – the value of differing and sometimes conflicting opinions and ideas in discovering new avenues of opportunity. This is a team that thrives, both ethically and intellectually, on the embrace of diversity.
Antipodes Partners is a diversified multi-asset manager with A$18bn under management, with product offerings spanning across Global and Australian equities, Global listed infrastructure and Credit.
We are seeking a Quant Analyst to join the QMAT (Quant and Macro, Alternative Data and Trading) team with a passion for financial markets and investing to join our Global Equities business. 4 to 8 years of relevant industry work experience is desirable. The role will be Sydney based.
Strong academics in degrees relating to Finance, Economics, Quant Finance, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Science, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, or Actuarial are necessary. The preference is for PhD level applicants; however, experienced Graduate and Post Graduate level applicants are also encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities:
Alpha Signal Research and Integration: You will research and test new alpha signals and factors for integration into existing strategies, exploring alternative data sources and advanced feature engineering techniques. In partnership with the sector teams and CIO, you will collaborate to incorporate these insights into the firm’s investment processes to enhance alpha generation.
Quantitative Research and Strategy Development: You will design, implement, and refine systematic trading strategies across global equity markets. You will conduct rigorous back testing to evaluate strategy performance, risk, and robustness, and develop scalable frameworks for simulation and testing.
AI Systems Integration: In partnership with the sector teams, you will integrate and maintain various AI platforms, tools, and frameworks to enhance fundamental equity research workflows. As the hands-on implementor, you’ll help design scalable, secure, and compliant AI-driven processes while staying current with best practices and emerging trends.
Software Development and Data Management: You will design and maintain scalable code for financial data analysis and strategy implementation using Python and R while leveraging cloud computing. You are comfortable in both Windows and Linux based environments. You will handle and interpret datasets sourced from SQL, REST APIs, AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, and Snowflake. You’ll build and refine data pipelines and processes to ensure our robust data foundation is maintained.
Machine Learning: As a key implementor and collaborator on machine learning initiatives, you will develop, refine, and maintain advanced ML algorithms that complement traditional fundamental analysis. Your responsibilities include ensuring robust model performance and explainability, iterating to improve results, and aligning quantitative signals with qualitative insights to support investment objectives.
Collaboration and Communication: You will regularly collaborate with CIO, PMs, traders, and data engineers to ensure project outcomes align with investment goals. On an ongoing basis, you will provide actionable insights that contribute to investment discussions and decisions.
About you:
We value:
How to apply:
Please email both anthony.el-khoury@antipodes.com and careers@antipodes.com with “QMAT Job Application” as the email subject and attach the following:
We seek Senior or Associate level (+3 years commercial experience) candidates with investment and/or industry background and a natural aptitude for investing.
Critical personal characteristics include:
How to apply:
Please email careers@antipodes.com with “Investment Analyst Application” as the email subject and attach the following:
We are pragmatic value investors who have developed an eclectic process in building high conviction portfolios of global companies.
Read more >Antipodes is majority owned by our team of investors. Collectively, they bring over 100 years of investment experience and expertise.
Read more >Established in 2015 by Jacob Mitchell, Antipodes is an award-winning investment team that specialises in global and emerging markets shares.
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