Financial Engineer | SEB Asset Management, Stockholm
Stockholm
Asset Management – Fixed Income & Multi Management /
Investment Management /
Hybrid
SEB is a leading northern European financial services group with a full-service offering to private individuals, corporate and institutional clients. SEB Asset Management is one of the leading asset management companies in the Nordic region, managing a broad range of funds and mandates across asset classes. Our mission is to use sustainable investments to create a brighter economic future for our clients.
SEB xAsset Investment team is a unit within SEB Asset Management. We manage active balanced funds with AuM 100+ Bn SEK. Different product families are used to support the needs of our distribution channels. Our investment philosophy is to a large extent a topdown process from macro and themes to markets and portfolio construction. The team is working close to the Asset Allocation team, responsible for running the SEB House View process, supporting allocation overall in the bank. We are now seeking a financial engineer or a quantitative developer to engineering unit within the team.
About the role:
You will be part of a team that develops technical aspects of the company’s strategy to ensure alignment with the business goals. As such, the team has the overall responsibility of technology, architecture and proprietary systems that are built upon the platform delivered by SEB Group. This includes supporting the organization with tools and systems needed for creating a system environment for the operational implementations for investment management. The team works closely with portfolio managers and trading unit as well as other parts of the organisation.
As a member of the Engineering team you will:
- Ensure correct availability for the systems in the operational environment is included.
- Manage roadmaps, tasks and deadlines to assure correct prioritization of requirements to address both long- and short-term needs.
- Be a proactive speaking partner to the different investment and business teams that interacts with the team.
- Be the driving and encouraging force behind the chosen technology for the organisation.
Who are you?
- You’re a structured person with a strong delivery focus that also enjoys challenges.
- You have demonstrable development experience.
- You have an experience in the asset management or market trading industry: designing, implementing and managing system frameworks for research and investments.
- Skilled in Object-oriented programming and enterprise architecture, interest in Cloud based technologies like GCP, Azure.
- You are proficient in C#
- Experience with LLMs (GPT4o, LAMA 3, Gemini) both prompt and API is an advantage
- Knowledge in Java and Python and data science is a plus
- You have interests in Quantitative/Systematic investment strategies
- You have a relevant academic degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent.
What we offer
SEB Asset Management offers an attractive and international learning environment. We aim to attract exceptional individuals with a desire to grow their own skillset as well as provide exceptional service to their clients. You will work side by side with a diverse team of experienced colleagues and get the chance to build strong network internally as well as externally.
At SEB and it is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity are crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe and where they come from.
Application details
Please send in your CV and a personal letter describing yourself and how you can contribute to the SEB Strategy and Macro Research team. Candidates will be reviewed and selected on an ongoing basis, and you are welcome to submit your application as soon as possible, but no later than October 18th 2024. If you have any questions about the position, you can reach out to Yijin Zhou, Head of AM Investment Engineering, on Yijin.zhou@seb.se. We look forward to hearing from you!
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