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Quant Research Analyst Intern

CompanyMan Group
LocationShanghai
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJune 17, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The role involves designing and testing systematic alpha signals and assisting portfolio managers with risk decomposition and return attribution. The analyst will also build LLM-powered research workflows and extract value from unstructured datasets.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
3991
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent. Headquartered in London, we manage $172.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. * As of 31 March 2025 Further information can be found at www.man.com
About the Role

About Man Group

Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.

Headquartered in London, we manage $228.7 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com

* As at 31 March 2026

Key Skills & Experience:
  • Core Technical
  • Strong Python proficiency
  • Solid foundation in quantitative methods: statistics, probability, optimization, and factor modeling
  • Hands-on experience with ML/DL (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar) — not just coursework, but building and validating models end-to-end
  • Practical exposure to LLMs and AI agents — whether prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or building LLM-powered research workflows
  • Research & Domain
  • Exposure to factor-based strategies, portfolio construction, or systematic alpha research — able to independently design, test, and critically evaluate signals rigour
  • Comfortable working with new or unstructured datasets — cleaning, exploring, and extracting value from imperfect data
  • Ability to assist PMs with portfolio analytics — analysing return attribution, risk decomposition, and testing portfolio construction parameters
  • Prior internship in quantitative research or systematic investing
  • Familiarity with China equity markets (
  • Versatility to move between research and engineering — equally comfortable exploring a novel idea and shipping high-quality code
  • Currently enrolled at a top-tier university in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related quantitative field

Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and valuesThrough our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer;

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Key Skills
PythonStatisticsProbabilityOptimizationFactor ModelingMachine LearningDeep LearningPyTorchTensorFlowLLMsAI AgentsPortfolio ConstructionSystematic Alpha ResearchData CleaningPortfolio AnalyticsChina Equity Markets
Categories
Finance & AccountingData & AnalyticsScience & ResearchTechnologySoftware
Benefits
Holiday EntitlementsPension/401kLife InsuranceLong-term Disability CoverageGroup Sick PayEnhanced Parental LeaveLong-service Leave