Associate, Quantitative Investment Professional

We are seeking an enthusiastic quantitative analyst to join the Investment Policy and Process team, focusing on optimization in fixed income and multi-asset portfolio management. The ideal candidate will help expand the utilization of optimization in the fixed income and multi-asset portfolio management process.

Requirements

• Perform quantitative analyses utilizing backtesting and large-scale sample testing.
• Serve as a key contributor for scaling our current investment process and for creating new investment solutions.
• Work in a collaborative environment to develop portfolio optimization solutions utilizing BlackRock’s Aladdin APIs/platform.
• Develop software solutions primarily in Python and SQL.
• Interact with portfolio managers to understand investment processes.
• Test and validate optimization solutions along with portfolio managers to ensure solutions are consistent with the strategy objectives and investment guidelines.
• Interact with SMA Solutions technology teams to ensure proper rollout of new functionality.
• Identify areas of improvement within workflow management.
• Provide and maintain a clear and accurate documentation on optimization solutions and services.
• Provide ongoing support on solutions and services as the project matter expert.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare
• Leave benefits
• Retirement benefits