[Hiring] Quantitative Analyst @Vestmark

Role Description

Vestmark Advisory Solutions seeks a Quantitative Analyst to work as a member of the Quantitative Portfolio Management team to implement personalized direct indexing strategies, assist Portfolio Managers in the day-to-day management of portfolios, and support analytical and operational needs of the investment management team.

• Work closely with and support the Portfolio Management team on the day-to-day investment management operations including oversight of all Quality Assurance tasks.
• Perform optimization testing and scenario analysis using optimization tools such as Northfield.
• Conduct ad hoc investment research by writing code in SQL and Python.
• Collaborate and communicate with trading and operations teams to implement effective trading strategies.
• Work closely with sales consultants in reviewing tax transition optimizations, mitigate issues raised, respond to client requests.
• Partner with product management and technology teams to develop, automate and enhance systems and processes to improve portfolio management efficiency, draft JIRA requirements.
• Perform testing plan and execution of UAT across latest development releases.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in financial or quantitative discipline, CFA preferred.
• 2-5 years of investment management experience.
• Knowledge of quantitative investing and portfolio management concepts including risk modeling, optimization (Northfield Open Optimizer), portfolio construction, index methodology.
• Experience in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, advanced Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure with high attention to detail.
• Team player working with highly collaborative and cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to the growth and development of our core values: We Before Me, Positive Energy, Knowledge Explorer, and Own It.

Benefits

• Equity-based grants for all new hires.
• Company-paid medical premiums of 90%.
• A competitive time-off program.
• Other variable compensation, if eligible.

Salary Range

$90,000 - $95,000 USD