Quantitative Portfolio Manager: Derivatives & Python

Farther; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health benefits

401(k) matching

Roth IRA options

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Farther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting-edge technology - delivering a comprehensive, tailored wealth management experience. The Role: We’re expanding our asset management team with a quantitatively-minded Investment Associate who can design, research, and build out options-based overlays.

You’ll use Python with PMs across equity and fixed income to create scalable platforms and translate research into actionable playbooks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in quantitative research or related role.
• Strong Python skills for research, analytics, and backtesting.
• Experience with SMAs or systematic investment strategies at scale.
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Research, prototype, and back test options overlay strategies using Python.
• Support PMs by designing derivatives overlays for equity and fixed income.
• Monitor portfolio Greeks, exposures, and risk/return outcomes.
• Build data pipelines and analytics for systematic strategy design.
• Translate research into scalable, rules-based specifications.
• Evaluate new overlay ideas and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Partner with product and engineering to scale platform capabilities.
• Support daily P&L, risk, and performance monitoring.

Skills

Quantitative reasoning

Communication

Team collaboration

Lean environment adaptability

Tools

Python

Job description

Farther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting-edge technology - delivering a comprehensive, tailored wealth management experience. The Role: We’re expanding our asset management team with a quantitatively-minded Investment Associate who can design, research, and build out options-based overlays.

You’ll use Python with PMs across equity and fixed income to create scalable platforms and translate research into actionable playbooks.