Senior Performance & Attribution Strategist

Northern Trust; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) seeks a senior analytics professional to deliver performance measurement, attribution analysis, and investment analytics to support decision-making and client reporting. You will partner with portfolio managers and stakeholders to provide insights, enhance reporting, and drive data-driven transformation across the function.

The role focuses on Brinson-Fachler and factor-based attribution, data pipelines, and scalable analytics with a emphasis on automation

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in financial services, with direct experience in performance measurement, performance attribution, investment analytics, or risk analytics within the asset management industry.
• Strong understanding of quantitative and active investment strategies, factor-based attribution methodologies, and portfolio risk and asset allocation concepts.
• Experience using investment analytics platforms such as BlackRock Aladdin, FactSet, or similar tools.
• Ability to analyse and interpret large datasets and translate findings into meaningful business and investment insights.
• Experience with data visualisation and analytics tools such as Microsoft Power BI, QlikView, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide performance measurement and attribution analysis services for a range of investment strategies, with a particular focus on quantitative and active investment products.
• Analyse and deconstruct portfolio returns using Brinson-Fachler and factor-based attribution methodologies, including style, sector, and security selection analysis.
• Partner closely with portfolio management teams to validate attribution outputs and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Act as a subject matter expert in the development and enhancement of performance measurement, performance evaluation, and asset allocation reporting capabilities.
• Investigate data, reporting, and process issues, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable solutions.
• Support digital and data transformation initiatives across EMEA, including the design and implementation of scalable analytics and reporting solutions.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the performance measurement, reporting, and investment analytics function, identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency, and scalability.

Skills

Strong analytical & problem-solving

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Power BI

QlikView

Python

SQL

R

Excel

Job description

Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) seeks a senior analytics professional to deliver performance measurement, attribution analysis, and investment analytics to support decision-making and client reporting. You will partner with portfolio managers and stakeholders to provide insights, enhance reporting, and drive data-driven transformation across the function.

The role focuses on Brinson-Fachler and factor-based attribution, data pipelines, and scalable analytics with a emphasis on automation