Acadian Asset Management
Manager, Portfolio Tools Engineering
Acadian Asset Management, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Overview
Read all the information about this opportunity carefully, then use the application button below to send your CV and application. Position Overview:
This is an opportunity to own and evolve one of the firm’s flagship internal software products, delivering a market-leading portfolio management and decomposition platform that provides a competitive edge in systematic investing.
Acadian supports a hybrid work environment; employees are on-site in the Boston office 3 days a week.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team of highly skilled portfolio tools engineers/full-stack engineers developing and enhancing a suite of portfolio management tools focused on decomposition, attribution, risk analysis, and transparency across portfolios
Architect and build the next-generation version of the portfolio decomposition and analytics platform, ensuring it is extremely fast, flexible, and scalable to meet the evolving needs of portfolio managers
Develop and maintain a rich, configuration-based language that enables portfolio managers to slice and dice portfolios at multiple levels (portfolio-level, asset-class level, etc.)
Enhance capabilities for portfolio-level decomposition of weights, returns, and risks, allowing detailed breakdowns by classifications, geographies, strategies, factors, and asset classes
Design and implement enterprise-grade investment applications that are robust, battle-tested, and optimized for performance and usability
Work side-by-side with portfolio managers across equities, credit, and multi-strategy in Boston, Singapore, London, and Sydney, ensuring the tools align with their investment workflows
Ensure seamless integration of real-time investment insights into portfolio managers’ decision-making processes, enabling them to answer questions on the spot without dependencies on other teams
Set direction for engineering, ensuring best practices in software architecture, scalability, and maintainability while remaining hands-on in development
Drive innovation in investment data workflows, optimizing how portfolio data is processed, stored, and queried to provide instantaneous insights
Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers, risk teams, and data engineers to ensure the investment stack is well-integrated and efficient
Foster a high-performance engineering culture, ensuring best-in-class code quality, execution speed, and maintainability
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; CFA designation is a plus
7-10 years experience leading and managing full-stack engineering teams in a quantitative finance, hedge fund, or asset management environment
Deep domain knowledge of the pre-trade investment process, including portfolio construction, risk management, and factor-based investing
Experience working with portfolio decomposition, attribution, risk modeling, and classification frameworks
Strong understanding of investment data structures and the full investment technology stack, including data modeling, storage, and retrieval at scale
Prior experience building high-performance, low-latency investment tools that enable real-time analysis and decision-making
Familiarity with data visualization and interactive frameworks such as Streamlit, Dash, and web-based analytics applications
Strong leadership and technical vision-setting skills, with the ability to drive execution while maintaining a hands-on role in development
A track record of delivering scalable, flexible software platforms that enhance portfolio transparency and decision-making
Understanding of quantitative investment strategies such as those used by Acadian or other quantitative equity managers
Ability to work as an effective team player, as well as a self-starter, who is willing to roll up their sleeves to help accomplish team goals
Ability to work well in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment with time deadlines
Why Work Here Acadian is a quantitative investment firm where ideas are empowered by technology. Our team is made up of a diverse mix of professionals who thrive in a culture that fosters ingenuity through collaboration and transparency. We offer a casual office environment, top-notch benefits, and excellent professional and personal development opportunities.
How to Apply To apply for this position or view Acadian’s open roles, please visit the Careers section of our website at: http://www.acadian-asset.com/careers/Job-opportunities
We will contact only selected candidates. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at recruiting@acadian-asset.com.
Acadian Asset Management LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or parenthood, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
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Read all the information about this opportunity carefully, then use the application button below to send your CV and application. Position Overview:
This is an opportunity to own and evolve one of the firm’s flagship internal software products, delivering a market-leading portfolio management and decomposition platform that provides a competitive edge in systematic investing.
Acadian supports a hybrid work environment; employees are on-site in the Boston office 3 days a week.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team of highly skilled portfolio tools engineers/full-stack engineers developing and enhancing a suite of portfolio management tools focused on decomposition, attribution, risk analysis, and transparency across portfolios
Architect and build the next-generation version of the portfolio decomposition and analytics platform, ensuring it is extremely fast, flexible, and scalable to meet the evolving needs of portfolio managers
Develop and maintain a rich, configuration-based language that enables portfolio managers to slice and dice portfolios at multiple levels (portfolio-level, asset-class level, etc.)
Enhance capabilities for portfolio-level decomposition of weights, returns, and risks, allowing detailed breakdowns by classifications, geographies, strategies, factors, and asset classes
Design and implement enterprise-grade investment applications that are robust, battle-tested, and optimized for performance and usability
Work side-by-side with portfolio managers across equities, credit, and multi-strategy in Boston, Singapore, London, and Sydney, ensuring the tools align with their investment workflows
Ensure seamless integration of real-time investment insights into portfolio managers’ decision-making processes, enabling them to answer questions on the spot without dependencies on other teams
Set direction for engineering, ensuring best practices in software architecture, scalability, and maintainability while remaining hands-on in development
Drive innovation in investment data workflows, optimizing how portfolio data is processed, stored, and queried to provide instantaneous insights
Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers, risk teams, and data engineers to ensure the investment stack is well-integrated and efficient
Foster a high-performance engineering culture, ensuring best-in-class code quality, execution speed, and maintainability
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; CFA designation is a plus
7-10 years experience leading and managing full-stack engineering teams in a quantitative finance, hedge fund, or asset management environment
Deep domain knowledge of the pre-trade investment process, including portfolio construction, risk management, and factor-based investing
Experience working with portfolio decomposition, attribution, risk modeling, and classification frameworks
Strong understanding of investment data structures and the full investment technology stack, including data modeling, storage, and retrieval at scale
Prior experience building high-performance, low-latency investment tools that enable real-time analysis and decision-making
Familiarity with data visualization and interactive frameworks such as Streamlit, Dash, and web-based analytics applications
Strong leadership and technical vision-setting skills, with the ability to drive execution while maintaining a hands-on role in development
A track record of delivering scalable, flexible software platforms that enhance portfolio transparency and decision-making
Understanding of quantitative investment strategies such as those used by Acadian or other quantitative equity managers
Ability to work as an effective team player, as well as a self-starter, who is willing to roll up their sleeves to help accomplish team goals
Ability to work well in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment with time deadlines
Why Work Here Acadian is a quantitative investment firm where ideas are empowered by technology. Our team is made up of a diverse mix of professionals who thrive in a culture that fosters ingenuity through collaboration and transparency. We offer a casual office environment, top-notch benefits, and excellent professional and personal development opportunities.
How to Apply To apply for this position or view Acadian’s open roles, please visit the Careers section of our website at: http://www.acadian-asset.com/careers/Job-opportunities
We will contact only selected candidates. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at recruiting@acadian-asset.com.
Acadian Asset Management LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or parenthood, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
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