Associate Portfolio Manager Details

Associate Portfolio Manager

Parametric Portfolio Associates - Seattle, WA

Employment Type : Full-Time

At Parametric, we offer competitive salaries, generous benefits and opportunities for growth and development. We invite you to explore our available job opportunities listed below and look forward to having you become a part of our continued success!

General Description

Manages structured equity portfolios maximizing tax efficiency while tracking an index. Portfolio managers act as investment "engineers" — creating portfolios using optimization software to implement firm’s quantitative-based strategy. The Associate Portfolio Manager must continually measure performance, manage risk and control costs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Construct optimized equity index portfolios for separate accounts
• Rebalance and transition portfolios to maximize tax-efficiency
• Construct custom benchmark data
• Monitor index changes and corporate actions
• Generate after-tax return data for both portfolios and benchmarks
• Performance attribution
• Respond to client requests for analysis
• Interact across teams including Technology, Research, Marketing, Client Service, Operations
• Participate in process improvement and technology development efforts.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s (4yr) degree with concentration in finance, accounting, engineering or related quantitative focus
• Preferred 4+ years professional experience in investment management or similar
• Significant progress towards a CFA, MBA and/or another credential relevant to investment management or finance strongly preferred
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Familiarity with academic financial theory and applications
• Working knowledge of equity risk models and portfolio optimization preferred
• Analytical writing ability

Parametric is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment. It does not discriminate against applicants or employees with respect to any terms or conditions of employment on account of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability (actual or perceived), medical condition including genetic characteristics, marital status, citizenship status, military service, gender, gender identity or express, registered domestic partner status, domestic violence victim status, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Parametric also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that a person has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of Parametric, and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of Parametric, including supervisors and co-workers. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principles of equal employment opportunity.

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