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Ali-Claude BarryAB

Ali-Claude Barry

Python Developer – Finance & Data Automation

€300/day
Paris, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ali-Claude

Python Developer – Finance & Data Automation

I help investment professionals, analysts and small teams automate their data workflows and build reliable tools for portfolio analysis, reporting and strategy testing.

With a background in portfolio management and quantitative development, I focus on delivering practical solutions that save time and improve decision-making.

What I can help you with:

Portfolio tracking and performance analytics (Python / Excel)
Backtesting tools for trading or investment strategies
Automation of reporting and data workflows
Data cleaning, transformation and integration (market & internal data)
Risk dashboards (drawdown, exposure, performance metrics)

I am used to working with financial data (FX, equities, rates, crypto) and building tools that are simple to use, robust and tailored to your needs.

Typical approach:

Quick understanding of your workflow or problem
Build a first working version rapidly
Iterate based on your feedback
Deliver clean, documented and easy-to-use tools

Available for short missions or specific projects.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Stanhope Capital
    Portfolio Management Senior Associate
    July 2023 - September 2025 (2 years and 2 months)
    Paris, France
    • • Contributed to delivering 5–8% annual performance with 3–5% annualised volatility across multi asset mandates.
    • • Built systematic macro tools used to identify volatility regimes, liquidity cycles, rate-differentials, and tactical opportunities.
    • • Designed signal-validation framework using machine learning (meta-labelling) to refine position sizing and trade selection.
    • • Produced macro-scenario stress tests (rates shocks, inflation paths, liquidity contraction), improving hedging decisions.
    • • Executed multi-asset orders (FX, rates ETFs, equities, credit) with tight slippage management under best-execution.
    • • Automated portfolio analytics and risk dashboards (Python), strengthening allocation and tactical overlays.
    Python Trading Risk Management Data analysis Machine learning
  • Verto Fx
    Quantitative Trader & Risk Associate
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    October 2022 - April 2023 (6 months)
    London, UK
    • Built and deployed real-time FX strategies in Python using Binance API, Redis, and Docker.
    • Developed pricing, hedging, and execution logic across FX pairs with live monitoring and risk
    controls.
    • Constructed backtesting and risk calibration frameworks (Vol/ATR, liquidity shocks, order-book
    microstructure).
    • Automated treasury flow analytics and exposure monitoring for the trading desk.
    AI and Advanced Analytics Python Trading Risk Management
  • Stanhope Capital
    Portfolio Management Associate
    November 2019 - October 2022 (2 years and 11 months)
    London, UK
    • • Managed day-to-day portfolio execution (~$350m AUM) and performance analysis using Python based analytics.
    • • Automated risk reporting (VaR, volatility attribution, exposure) and built scenario testing frameworks.
    • • Partnered with traders and risk teams to improve responsiveness to macro and cross-asset market shifts.
    • • Applied statistical models to optimize order allocation and execution quality.
    Python Data visualization Data science Trading Risk Management

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Education

  • Master of Science
    Aston University
    2017
    Master of Science
  • Bachelor of Arts in
    Dublin Business School
    2016
    Bachelor of Arts in

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