Quantitative Strategist

Familyoffice; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary year-end bonus

Job summary

Familyoffice is looking for a talented Quantitative Strategist to join the Quantitative Development and Strategy team in New York City. This role involves delivering key projects with significant impact on trading, risk management, and alpha generation.

Ideal candidates should have 2-5 years of experience and an advanced degree in a quantitative field. The base salary ranges from $150,000 to $200,000, and candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary year-end bonus.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in quantitative development, research, or strategist role.
• Advanced degree in a relevant field.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time P&L and risk systems.
• Build interactive tools for portfolio management teams.
• Work with portfolio managers on trading signals.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Analysis

Problem-solving

Education

Advanced degree in Physics, Engineering, Math, Mathematical Finance, or related field

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

C#

R

Job description

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1970. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy.

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it’s not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically wITh a long-term view in a wide range of strategies and asset classes, including public and private equity and credit, fixed income, foreign exchange, and alternative assets. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiencies.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

Team Overview

The Quantitative Development and Strategy team is responsible for research and analytics technology at SFM. We work closely with the front office and across SFM to provide solutions across many areas of quantitative finance.

Job Overview

We are seeking a talented Quantitative Strategist to join our team. You will work with the business as an individual contributor to deliver key projects with far-reaching impact on trading, alpha generation, risk management and more. You have Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

If you value a balanced approach that combines thoughtful innovation with high-quality execution, this opportunity offers the chance to play a key role in strengthening our infrastructure while contributing to our broader mission.

Major Responsibilities

• Development of real time P&L and risk systems

• Build interactive tools for our portfolio management teams

• Work with portfolio managers on implementing trading signals across a wide range of asset classes
• Partner withourportfolio managers and analyststosolveproblemswhere AIandquanttechnologycan enhance research, risk management, and decision making.
• Quantitativesupport for desk projects such as reporting,back testing,developmentand implementation of new modelsand strategies

• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What We Value

• At least 2-5 years of experience in a front-office focused quantitative development, research, or strategist role

• Advanced degree in Physics, Engineering, Math, Mathematical Finance, or related field.

• Strong proficiency in Python and standard libraries (Pandas, NumPy. Etc.)

• Exposure to other programming languages (C#, R, etc)

• Proficiency with SQL

We anticipate the base salary of this role to be between $150,000-200,000. In addition to a base salary, the successful candidate will also be eligible to receive a discretionary year-end bonus.

In all respects, candidates need to reflect the following SFM core values:

Smart risk-taking // Owner’s Mindset // Teamwork // Humility // Integrity