Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction — Milwaukee

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) matching

Flexible paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Learning budget

Remote-work equipment

Bonus & equity eligibility

Job summary

Anemoi Predictive Technology LLC in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Quantitative Researcher – Portfolio Construction to build portfolio methods that translate research signals into controlled exposures and to provide Central Time coverage for morning prep and afternoon validation.

The role emphasizes rigorous diagnostics, explicit limits, and transparent documentation of results, with a focus on stable daily processes and cross‑functional collaboration across time zones.

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 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 Central Time coverage

Skills

Portfolio optimization

Risk modeling

Python

Optimization

Job description

The Milwaukee, WI opening for a Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction is fully remote and restricted to applicants in that area. Its mandate is to build portfolio methods that translate research signals into controlled exposures while providing Central Time coverage that connects morning preparation with afternoon validation.

Compensation and Benefits

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

About the Role

In this Milwaukee, WI role, you will be accountable for allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics while supporting Central Time coverage that connects morning preparation with afternoon validation. The work requires direct communication, explicit limits, and records that remain useful after market conditions change.

Milwaukee Operating Focus

The Milwaukee opening emphasizes stable daily processes, careful measurement, and practical collaboration across functions. The working schedule pairs morning preparation with an afternoon validation block. This makes it possible to compare what the team expected with what production and markets actually did. The opening converts that difference into a small, prioritized improvement list rather than allowing recurring issues to remain informal knowledge. For this role, that means direct ownership of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Central Time coverage that connects morning preparation with afternoon validation.

First Review Cycle

Your first documented cycle for the Milwaukee, WI opening will test the operating process for portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Central Time coverage that connects morning preparation with afternoon validation. The objective is a reproducible baseline, not a quick narrative. The review joins two pieces of work: Create transparent diagnostics for portfolio decisions; and Develop allocation and risk-budgeting methods. The Milwaukee opening emphasizes stable daily processes, careful measurement, and practical collaboration across functions. You will document where the results agree, where they differ, and what needs another test. At the end of the cycle, you will show how the evidence supports or challenges allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics. Open questions stay visible until another review resolves them.

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 Central Time coverage that connects morning preparation with afternoon validation.

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 Milwaukee, WI 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 budget
• Remote-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.