Portfolio Manager

Sunbird Systems

New Jersey

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped compensation
Direct access to CEO
Flexibility in remote work

Job summary

Sunbirdsystems is seeking an individual to manage a multi-million dollar portfolio using cutting-edge execution strategies. The role requires a problem solver with a high IQ and a competitive background in trading, gaming, or a similar field.

Join our startup culture where you have direct access to propose improvements to leadership without red tape. The position offers an uncapped compensation model with performance bonuses and flexibility, allowing you to work in a hybrid setup across New Jersey and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

  • High IQ and a problem solver who enjoys perfect workflows.
  • Competitive achievements in games, trading, or similar fields are preferred.
  • Detail-oriented with a zero-leak mindset on capital deployment.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy capital precisely using proprietary models.
  • Execute high-frequency strategies to capture market edges.
  • Monitor account health and system outputs for data anomalies.
  • Collaborate with top-tier talent in a flat organizational structure.

Skills

Problem solving
Numeracy
Probabilistic reasoning
Logical reasoning
Attention to detail

Job description

About Us

We are a rapidly growing trading firm capturing mathematical inefficiencies in alternative markets.

The Role

You serve as the central link in a systems-driven execution architecture, deploying capital across your own multi-million dollar portfolio using proprietary +EV models.

  • Execution: Deploy capital with surgical precision. Follow high-level operational playbooks with zero-error tolerance.
  • Arbitrage and Edge: Execute high-frequency strategies to capture identified mathematical edges.
  • Technical Integrity: Monitor account health and system outputs. Identify patterns in data anomalies before they turn into issues.
  • Elite Collaboration: Work in a flat hierarchy alongside former Ivy League quants, FAANG engineers, and esports pros.
Who You Are
  • High IQ and High Agency: Problem solver who finds satisfaction in perfectly executed workflows.
  • Quantitatively Gifted: Exceptional aptitude with numeracy, probabilistic reasoning, and logical reasoning.
  • Competitive Background: Competitive achievements or a background in video games, strategy games, poker, trading, or similar.
  • Detail Obsessed: Zero-leak mindset regarding data integrity and capital deployment.
Why Join
  • Uncapped Comp: Competitive base plus performance bonuses. It is an "eat what you kill" model. Your payout correlates directly to your execution.
  • Direct Access: No red tape. Propose an improvement directly to the CEO and Head of Quant to ship it.
  • Growth Opportunities: We're a meritocratic rapidly growing startup with lots of opportunity for individual upwards movement along different paths.
  • Flexibility: Hybrid remote setup across NJ, PA, MI, and ON.
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