Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction — Louisville

Anemoi Predictive Technology LLC.; Louisville (KY); Remote; USD 185,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Learning budget

Home-office support

Equity eligibility

Performance bonus

Job summary

Anemoi Predictive Technology LLC. in Louisville, KY, is seeking a Quantitative Researcher focused on portfolio construction. You will build allocation methods and controls, coordinating with teams in ET to ensure accurate, auditable decisions.

You will optimize portfolios, assess risk, and develop diagnostics for decisions, while collaborating across time zones to maintain effective coverage and clear ownership of results.

Qualifications

• Experience with portfolio optimization and risk models.
• Strong numerical Python and optimization skills.
• Ability to explain model tradeoffs to researchers and traders.

Responsibilities

• Develop allocation methods and risk controls.
• Model factors, sector and liquidity constraints.
• Measure turnover and stress behavior.
• Create transparent diagnostics for portfolio decisions.
• Own portfolio constraints and exposure diagnostics during Eastern Time coordination.

Skills

Portfolio optimization

Risk models

Python

Model explainability

Job description

This Louisville, KY-based, fully remote Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction position will build portfolio methods that translate research signals into controlled exposures. Applicants must live in the local area, which gives the team Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $185,000–$255,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the Louisville, KY area
Experience: 4+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

About the Role

In this Louisville, KY role, you will be accountable for allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics while supporting Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation. The work requires direct communication, explicit limits, and records that remain useful after market conditions change.

Louisville Operating Focus

The Louisville opening emphasizes repeatable controls, well-defined ownership, and concise cross-functional review. The day starts with a short list of required research and operating checks rather than a broad status meeting. Live exceptions use defined severity and ownership rules. Final reconciliation closes completed work, preserves evidence for material decisions, and prevents an unresolved item from disappearing when responsibility moves to another person. For this role, that means direct ownership of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation.

First Review Cycle

The initial Louisville, KY review combines Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation with a controlled examination of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review. Each material observation needs a source, a time, and a defined owner. The first evidence set will cover this task: Create transparent diagnostics for portfolio decisions. The second will cover this task: Develop allocation and risk-budgeting methods. The Louisville opening emphasizes repeatable controls, well-defined ownership, and concise cross-functional review. Each material deviation receives a named follow-up owner. The final handoff will name the current state, the responsible person, and the next verification step. It will preserve a clear path back to allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Develop allocation and risk-budgeting methods
• Model factor, sector, liquidity, and concentration constraints
• Measure turnover, capacity, and stress behavior
• Create transparent diagnostics for portfolio decisions
• Own portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with portfolio optimization and risk models
• Strong numerical Python and optimization skills
• Ability to explain model tradeoffs to researchers and traders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with transaction-cost-aware optimization and scenario analysis
• Knowledge of production controls for constrained portfolios
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the Louisville, KY opening.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budgetRemote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.