Senior Alternatives Portfolio Quant & Optimization

Coda Search│Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Client in New York seeks a senior Portfolio Manager to design and manage private market portfolios across real assets and credit strategies. You will build optimization models, run scenario analyses, and collaborate with data providers to derive asset-class insights.

The role requires 4+ years in private markets and strong Python/SQL skills, plus experience with risk tools and portfolio construction techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a highly quantitative field.
• 4+ years at a leading private markets investment manager or asset manager.
• Strong knowledge of private market cash flow dynamics and liquidity forecasting.
• Experience with portfolio optimization software and factor models.
• Excellent communication and data visualization skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing portfolio optimization frameworks for private markets across asset classes.
• Developing models that incorporate illiquidity, capital calls, distributions, pacing, and leverage.
• Building quantitative models for returns, risk, cash flow, and correlations.
• Creating Monte Carlo simulations and scenario analysis for portfolio outcomes.
• Collaborating with data providers and internal data to generate actionable insights.
• Contributing to risk measurement tools and working with PMs and risk teams.

Skills

Portfolio optimization

Quantitative modeling

Monte Carlo methods

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in quantitative field

Tools

Python

SQL

Gurobi

Mosek

Tableau

Bloomberg

Job description

Confidential Client in New York seeks a senior Portfolio Manager to design and manage private market portfolios across real assets and credit strategies. You will build optimization models, run scenario analyses, and collaborate with data providers to derive asset-class insights.

The role requires 4+ years in private markets and strong Python/SQL skills, plus experience with risk tools and portfolio construction techniques.