Title: Portfolio Construction Quantitative Associate
Salary: $300,000
A top leading global asset management firm is looking bring on an Associate focusing on credit & fixed income to join their Portfolio Construction team. Great opportunity to work closely in a collaborative environment that allows the individual to gain visibility and communication with group leads within the business. The ideal candidate will have their voice heard as they will provide asset allocation and suggestions to drive alpha. An amazing opportunity to work on a top leading global team that provides creativity and entrepreneurship.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field
- 1-3 years in a quantitative investment role focusing on portfolio construction
- Experience maintaining and improving quantitative models and strategies to the investment & risk management process
- Proficiency in Python
- Knowledge of risk systems is a plus (MSCI RiskMetrics, Barra, Bloomberg PORT, Factset)
- Great communication skills
Responsibilities:
- Research and develop portfolio construction recommendations for clients
- Develop and maintain proprietary models
- Present and communicate with PM & investment teams within the larger firm
- Utilize data sets and analytics from the larger organization for risk exposures
- Strategize and develop new modelling methodologies and implement into the firms proprietary framework
