Equities Portfolio Analyst I

RiverSource Life Insurance Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and sick time

Dental and life insurance

Job summary

RiverSource Life Insurance Company in New York, NY seeks an Equities Portfolio Analyst I to support a Direct Indexing team managing quant-oriented tax-efficient SMA strategies. This role focuses on proposals, client interaction, and collaboration with Sales and Tech to improve workflows.

The candidate will assist in rebalancing, research new strategies, and contribute to process improvements with a strong emphasis on analytics, coding (VBA/Python), and multi-factor risk modeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with CFA pursuit.
• 2–5 years in equities or investment management.
• Strong Excel, VBA, and Python skills; experience with Bloomberg/Factset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage proposals to clients showing tax and risk impacts of transitioning portfolios to Tax Efficient strategies.
• Support Portfolio Managers in rebalancing accounts and respond to client requests.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product and Investment Technology to improve processes and tools.

Skills

Equities markets

Portfolio theory

Excel proficiency

Python

VBA

Bloomberg

Factset

Writing & presenting

AI exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CFA designation

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

Factset

Job description

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