Quant Research Engineers Intern

**At AXA IM, we act for human progress by investing for what matters, actively and responsibly. Join us and you'll build a career in a truly diverse, entrepreneurial organization. You'll be part of a mission to tackle some of the world's most stimulating challenges, pushing boundaries and exploring fresh ideas that aim to deliver long-term prosperity.**

**AXA IM**

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a responsible asset manager, actively investing for the long-term to help its clients, its people and the world to prosper. Our high conviction approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and traditional asset classes, managing approximately €824 billion in assets as at the end of December 2022.

AXA IM is a leading investor in green, social and sustainable markets, managing €489 billion of ESG-integrated, sustainable or impact assets as at the end of December 2022.

We are committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 across all our assets, and integrating ESG principles into our business, from stock selection to our corporate actions and culture. Our goal is to provide clients with a true value responsible investment solution, while driving meaningful change for society and the environment.

At end of December 2022, AXA IM employs over 2,600 employees around the world, operates out of 24 offices across 18 countries and is part of the AXA Group, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management.

**DISCOVER your opportunity**:
Within the Core Investments platform, the Quant Investment Engineering teams provide quantitative services to serve Fixed Income Investment strategies and Equity Quantitative Investments.

Quantitative Investment Engineering applies data and quantitative techniques and Research framework to automate/implement business processes research, modeling, simulation, and visualization. Its main responsibility is to develop the internal Quant research platform, which aims at illustrating and analyzing complex market dynamics to improve the investment decision process in collaboration with Quant Researchers and Portfolio Managers.

The recruited person will work side by side with CORE Quantitative and Investment teams & data scientists across CORE organization as well Quant Technology group.

In that context, main responsibilities will be:

- Collaborate with our team of Quantitative Researchers and Data Scientists. Your primary responsibility will be to develop, fine-tune, and implement a wide range of algorithms and machine learning models tailored to the needs of various departments within our organization.
- Get involve the development of specialized and strategic models, signals, and portfolio construction methodologies. You will be working closely with our team of Portfolio Managers and Researchers.
- Facilitate the work of our Quantitative Research, Data Science, and Portfolio Engineering teams within a Python-based environment. You will actively interact with our Data Management and Architecture teams to ensure a smooth workflow.
- Participate in the **Fixed Income Automation Workflow**: You will be involved in the development and implementation of automated workflows for our fixed income investment operations. This will involve working closely with our Portfolio Managers and technology teams to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
- Work on **Optimization for Portfolio Allocation**: You will contribute to the development of advanced portfolio optimization models, with a focus on optimization techniques. This will involve researching and implementing algorithms for portfolio allocation, considering various constraints and objectives.
- Help to **build Dashboard** of Portfolio output for Portfolio Manager.

**Your Profile**

**Share your unique experience**:
**Skills and Experience**
- Currently pursuing a degree Computer Science, or a related field.
- Strong Programming experience, particularly in Python.
- Familiarity with financial markets and instruments, particularly fixed income.
- Knowledge in Big Data and NLP is a plus
- quantitative and analytical skills is a plus.
- Knowledge of optimization techniques and financial modeling is a plus.

**Competencies**
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Second European language, particularly French, is an advantage
- Team player, collaborative
- Integrity and honesty are a must

**About AXA**

The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.

We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives, offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, savings and asset management.

Our mission : To act for human progress by protecting what matters

Our values : Customer first, Integrity, Courage and One AXA

**About the Entity**

At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose - to make the wo