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MassMutual

Lead Quant Credit Strategist

MassMutual, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298

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The Opportunity As a strategist, you’ll be responsible for providing quantitative investment insights on MassMutual’s private credit investments, leveraging both third‑party tools and proprietary models. The role will grow over time in shaping MassMutual’s investment allocation, product pricing, and ALM.

Credit Research & Advanced Analytics New York, NY or Boston, MA

The Team The immediate team is composed of quantitative developers and strategists with a proclivity for solving both technical and business problems. The team is part of the larger R&D group within Investment Management overseeing the General Investment Account. It is very hands‑on and proactive about engaging new ideas and challenges.

The Impact You’ll provide analytical and investment insights on the private credit book and other illiquid assets to influence portfolio managers’ allocation decisions. You will drive value‑add thought leadership to asset allocators and corporate stakeholders on quantitative credit and high‑impact projects, enhancing and protecting net investment income. Collaborate closely with portfolio managers on deals, offering a quantitative view on risk and due diligence. Develop statistical models for risk assessment and asset performance forecasting, leverage alternative data for investment insights, quantify cash‑flow uncertainty on deals, develop a security master for private assets, and estimate spread duration and the embedded options value on deals.

The Minimum Qualifications

10+ years working in financial services as a strategist, portfolio manager, or risk manager

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Deep knowledge of the private credit markets, including middle‑market loans, portfolio funding, real estate, and ABS

Experience working on private market deals as a stakeholder

Capability in developing and applying statistical and econometric models

Experience with working with imbalanced data

Knowledge of accounting and regulatory regimes

Excellent communication skills explaining complicated quantitative concepts to non‑technical stakeholders and influencing portfolio managers

Experience in providing requirements to developers and managing projects from development to production

Python scripting proficiency and data‑visualization skills

The Ideal Qualifications

Master’s degree in financial engineering, statistics, machine learning, econometrics, or similar disciplines

Experience structuring private ABS deals

Knowledge of CLO, public ABS, middle‑market loans, BSLs, and HY corporates

Relevant certifications: CQF, CFA, ARPM, FRM, PRM, or CAIA

Knowledge of Python’s analytic and statistical modeling package ecosystem

Experience with Intex and/or other cash‑flow engines

Commercial risk models experience

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

Regular meetings with team

Focused one‑on‑one meetings with your manager

Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran, and disability‑focused Business Resource Groups

Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms

Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply.

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