Lead customer research and product strategy for large financial projects, defining value, prioritizing work, directing web/app UI/UX, aligning stakeholders, and improving KPIs after release.
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WealthNavi, Japan's leading fully-automated robo-advisor with over 2 trillion yen in assets under management, is hiring an Associate Quant to join the core quant team supporting its asset-management algorithms. The role involves analysis and validation of asset-management algorithms, supporting new initiatives and product development with research and calculations, preparing market and performance analysis materials, collaborating with engineers and other functions on projects, and researching adjacent financial services such as insurance. The position is entry-level within the quant track, working alongside senior quants (many with 10+ years of experience) and engineers to build practical skills connecting financial theory to real service development. Requirements include academic background in finance/economics or a quantitative field (physics, mathematics, engineering), foundational knowledge of modern portfolio theory and asset management, basic programming and data analysis experience using Python, interest in how financial products and services work, and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly. Preferred: research or graduate-level (master's/PhD) experience in asset management, financial engineering, or mathematical finance, financial data analysis experience, and interest in machine learning or optimization methods. Employment is full-time with flextime (core hours 10:00-16:00) and hybrid work (3+ days in-office per week) at the Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo office. Annual salary is 6,000,000-10,000,000 yen, paid monthly in twelfths.
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