Senior Data Science Analyst

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 $227.6 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. Further information

The Team

The Data and AI division at Man Group is dedicated to ensuring the business can generate valuable insights from data. The division owns the sourcing, delivery and analytics of traditional and alternative data to our investment teams as well developing and supporting Man Group's central data platform. The division is also responsible for development of generative AI tooling to drive innovation and accelerate business processes.

The Role

As a Senior Analyst in the Data Science team, you will acquire, wrangle, map and analyse large structured and unstructured datasets to support quantitative research and portfolio management teams in alpha generation. You will act as a subject matter expert on select projects — delivering fundamental research, exploratory analysis and actionable insights.

Your responsibilities span the full data lifecycle: vendor scoping, data ingestion, exploratory analysis and pipeline prototyping. You will be expected to embrace AI development tools to accelerate delivery and drive adoption across the team. Work is delivered through self-managed projects in collaboration with investment teams and the wider Data & AI division, with the goal of providing scalable, low-touch data delivery and analysis.

Role Responsibilities

• Collaborate with investment teams to identify data opportunities, propose creative use cases, and recommend datasets to inform investment strategies.
• Acquire, transform and analyse large, messy and unstructured datasets to support investment research and decision-making.
• Research company KPIs, perform statistical tests and draft research reports to maintain an accessible knowledge base for investment teams.
• Contribute to the design and development of our AI-powered data platform, streamlining the data scouting onboarding evaluation workflow.
• Build proof-of-concept data products and AI-driven tools, collaborating with technology to productionise them.
• Contribute to firm-wide data initiatives and stay informed on industry trends in alternative data.

Essential

• 4+ years of proven experience in data wrangling, time-series analysis, statistical techniques and data visualisation.
• Proficient in the Python data science stack (Pandas, NumPy, Spark, Matplotlib) with experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development.
• Working knowledge of Snowflake, Linux/UNIX, Git, Jira.
• Passion for embracing agentic engineering — willingness and ability to work effectively with AI development tools as part of daily workflow.
• Ability to present technical results and concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a willingness to deeply understand investment strategies and proactively push data-driven solutions.
• Strong academic record with a degree in a STEM field.
• Previous experience working with investment professionals in a fast-paced environment preferred.
• Experience writing ETL pipelines and fluency in SQL preferred.

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 values. Through 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.

You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.

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. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private med