Associate Quant Strategist – Portfolio Design & Risk

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is seeking a technically oriented strategist to join a portfolio strategy team developing active equity and multi-asset products for institutional clients. You will combine quantitative research, portfolio design, risk analysis, and clear client communication.

This role offers exposure to how investment products are researched, enhanced, evaluated, and explained, working closely with portfolio strategy and investment colleagues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, scientific, engineering, finance, or economics discipline.
• Basic Python or similar programming skills and interest in clean, testable code.
• A systematic approach to numerical problems and interest in financial markets.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of numerical and statistical methods is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Contribute quantitative analysis and portfolio design to investment-product development and customisation.
• Research and help implement strategy enhancements focused on portfolio construction, risk modelling, and robustness.
• Analyse portfolios and risk to identify structural weaknesses, concentrations, and opportunities.
• Produce rigorous technical work and explain findings to quantitative and non-quantitative stakeholders.
• Support investor discussions, prepare materials, and answer technical questions on portfolio construction, risk, and performance.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Portfolio design

Python basics

Financial markets

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field

Tools

Python

Job description

Referment is seeking a technically oriented strategist to join a portfolio strategy team developing active equity and multi-asset products for institutional clients. You will combine quantitative research, portfolio design, risk analysis, and clear client communication.

This role offers exposure to how investment products are researched, enhanced, evaluated, and explained, working closely with portfolio strategy and investment colleagues.