Man Numeric has also allowed me to utilize and grow my leadership skills. A big part of Man Numeric’s culture is the bi-annual Hack-A-thon and our community sponsorship events. I have had the privilege to lead the Hack-A-thon over the past few years, which has given me a chance to get to know people from different groups throughout the firm and, most importantly, make sure more junior members of the organization understand just how valuable and influential their ideas can be. A few years ago a few colleagues and I also founded a program where we teach computer science to students from a local underprivileged high school. Our biggest challenge with the program has been the overwhelming numbers of Man Numeric volunteers from all seniority levels and teams of the firm, which is great problem to have!

Man Numeric has a strict open-door policy no matter the seniority difference. I have always felt welcomed to step into my seniors’ offices to discuss a technical question, my career goals, or which set of powder skis I should get for my backcountry setup.”

After graduation, I was honored to join Man Numeric and continued my explorations in the real quantitative world.

As a member of the Strategic Alpha Research ('S.A.R.') team, I’m completely supported and respected to work on various alpha projects. People at Man Numeric are motivated and hard-working. The management team creates a pretty open and collaborative working culture: brainstorming ideas with us, hands-on solving problems with us, and providing valuable feedback. I really appreciate all the trust and responsibilities I’ve received, which help me continuously to grow with Man Numeric. This is of great importance to a young professional like me.

In addition, I really enjoy the out-of-work activities organized by the firm, such as the occasional rock climbing and trivia nights, the summer outing, and Halloween party, to name a few. These events make me feel that people at Man Numeric are not just colleagues and mentors, but also friends and family.”

Although I enjoyed casting samples in the foundry and welding them together, I was more excited about the computational materials research being done in the department. In 2006, I started computational research studying atomistic modeling and found real joy and excitement using programming to study the world. Through a co-op at Oak Ridge National Lab and graduate studies at Oxford in the materials department, I gained more experience with model design and the ins and outs of the research process. I also picked up investing as a hobby during graduate school, reading every investment book I could get my hands on. Investing was something I quickly became very passionate about. Working at Man Numeric has allowed me to mix that passion with my computational research skills into a career I love.

Man Numeric’s culture has given me opportunities to move from portfolio analyst, to technology, to research. Each role helps develop my skills and contribute meaningfully in different ways. From our CEO’s board game night each quarter to our mentoring program and staff meetings, I appreciate how management truly cares about making our work enjoyable, how they make themselves accessible to us, and how they support opportunities for growth and better understanding the firm’s prospects and strategy.”

I started formally on the trading desk, doing trade cost analytics and modeling. Before long, I was also getting involved in research, and after a couple years I now find myself as a full-fledged researcher, working on a combination of trading and alpha modeling projects. As a result of my new role I have experienced a steep learning curve, which has been enabled through strong mentorship from multiple senior people at the firm. The Man Numeric leadership team is very engaged: they roll up their sleeves, write code, provide training and insight, and they have been very generous with their time.

Everything is not always about work at Man Numeric, which is something that I really appreciate. For example, several of us became interested in mountaineering and ended up leading a Man Numeric expedition up Mount Rainier – together! I realize mountaineering isn’t for everybody, but this illustrates the firm’s culture of collaboration not just at work but in other areas of personal passion as well, and as a young professional that is something that I really appreciate.”

Man Numeric has a unique culture where intensity intersects with collaboration, creativity, and openness.

We promote an alpha-centric culture and rely on a team of talented people to cultivate that culture.

We have a stable, experienced team of investment professionals with multidisciplinary backgrounds that range from Physical Oceanography to Economics and Engineering. Our team promotes an environment that is investment focused, intellectually honest, collaborative, and transparent. We place a special emphasis on having professionals from diverse economic, social and geographical backgrounds in order to stimulate discussion and approach problems and challenges from multiple angles, as opposed to having all PhDs in Finance who went to similar schools and learned from the same text books.

Above all, individuals must show a love for and deep understanding of equity and credit markets, as we aim to marry theoretical ideas with real-world practicality. We are committed to the encouragement of continuing education through additional schooling or certifications, including the CFA.

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