Associate Quantitative Portfolio Manager

Vestmark has been supporting clients’ direct indexing solutions for more than a decade.  As we embark on our next stage of growth and evolution, Vestmark Advisory Solutions seeks an Associate Quantitative Portfolio Manager in our direct indexing investment management team.  This person will be a key member of the portfolio management team, contribute to the development of direct indexing solutions, and manage the day-to-day personalized portfolios including portfolio management and rebalance, client customizations and tax optimization.  In addition, this person will work in a fast paced, dynamic environment with a growth mindset to support future expansions of new products and asset classes.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• As a key member of the Portfolio Management team, manage client assets using portfolio optimization tools and proprietary quantitative rules-based engines
• Be a key contributor in the development and implementation of direct indexing solutions
• Provide day-to-day portfolio management of direct index portfolios including portfolio construction, rebalance, monitor index changes and corporate actions, manage client activities and trade review
• Provide tax transitioning and tax loss harvesting to maximize tax efficiency
• Provide portfolio analysis, reporting and monitoring of direct index strategies and ad-hoc analysis
• Work closely with trading, client service, operations to improve portfolio management efficiency, maximize investment outcome and ensure client success
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve investment processes, and enhance investment management tools and systems

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in financial or quantitative discipline, CFA preferred
• 2-5+ years of hands-on investment management experience
• Experience managing multi-asset class portfolios with a focus on tax efficiency and minimizing tracking error
• Strong understanding of direct indexing, portfolio customizations, and tax optimization
• Knowledge of alternatives investments, long/short strategies, direct indexing, household portfolio optimization, and unified managed accounts
• Deep understanding of quantitative investing and portfolio management concepts, including risk modeling, optimization (Northfield Open Optimizer), portfolio construction, and index methodology)
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, and advanced Excel
• Strong operational experience running, analyzing, and improving processes and systems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, team-player
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills

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