Equity Portfolio Construction Specialist

Our client, a leading systematic trading hedge fund, are seeking a Portfolio Construction Specialist who can thrive in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate is passionate about investment and motivated to outperform the market. Our client would welcome individuals who are excited by the prospect of combining creative insights with focus on details of portfolio construction to make good investment decisions. Strong programming skills, solid understanding of statistics, familiarity working with data, and some experience working with equities are required.

Key responsibilities include:

• Optimization and rebalancing of systematic equity portfolios
• Oversight of day-to-day systematic trade generation and execution
• Implementation and testing of new portfolios
• Cash management for portfolios
• Monitoring portfolio risk
• Portfolio construction research
• Full oversight of multiple portfolios including monitoring of portfolio composition, performance and risk

Skills & Experience:

• BA/BS Degree in Statistics, Finance, Math or Programming preferred
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Creativity and ability to think outside the box
• Passion for investment management
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
• Keen attention to detail
• Solid understanding of statistics, linear algebra, and calculus
• Strong programming skills (i.e. Python, Matlab, R, Perl, C++, Java, or other languages)
• Some exposure to investing
• Knowledge of fundamental investing would also be useful but not a pre-requisite (i.e. discounted cash flows, competitive analysis, financial statement analysis, etc.)

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