Senior Associate, Investment Engineering (Analytics Platforms)

Dimensional Fund Advisors; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Educational initiatives

Special celebrations of history and culture

Job summary

A financial services company in Austin, Texas is seeking a candidate for an Investment Engineering role focused on analytics platforms. The successful applicant will work on portfolio analytics, regulatory reporting frameworks, and enhance global reporting processes. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, proficiency in programming (Python preferred), and experience with data analysis. The role emphasizes intellectual curiosity and problem-solving skills, offering a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or economics.
• Experience with programming in one or more languages, preferably Python.
• CFA or experience in GIPS is a plus.
• Understanding of financial markets and interest in learning more.
• Experience with databases and large datasets for analysis.

Responsibilities

• Work on key projects spanning portfolio analytics and client applications.
• Design and manage a global framework for GIPS and regulatory reporting.
• Enhance and improve global reporting processes.

Skills

Programming skills (Python highly preferred)

Data analysis

Understanding of financial markets

Experience with databases and large data sets

Quantitative capacity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or economics

Job description

Job Description

Investment Engineering is part of the Investments Team within Dimensional. Investment Engineering is responsible for ownership of investment data and analysis tools, which means managing said data from acquisition through distribution, driving analysis to create information from data, and creating the information and analysis consumed by internal and external clients and reports. Investment Engineering is a hub group touching numerous areas of the implementation of the investment process and interacting with most other departments within Dimensional.

Within Investment Engineering, the Analytics Platforms team creates tools, content, and reporting for clients to understand Dimensional’s products and analyze how they might fit inside a client’s portfolio.

Responsibilities

Our team seeks an intellectual and creative candidate within the Investment Engineering Analytics Platforms area to work on key projects spanning portfolio analytics and client applications within Dimensional. Success in the role will mean learning both the big picture and nuance of Dimensional’s investment philosophy and how it translates into the implementation of an investment process. Strong intellectual curiosity combined with an ability to dig into details is a prerequisite. The work is team-based and involves designing and managing a global framework and process for GIPS and regulatory reporting. Success in the job, including career progression, will be driven by successfully maintaining and innovating in these frameworks and executing on projects to enhance and improve Dimensional’s global reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in computer science, mathematics, engineering, economics – show us you have a capacity for and interest in quantitative work.
• Experience with programming in one or more languages, though python is highly considered – demonstrate the ability to code, solve problems programmatically, and perform data analysis.
• CFA or experience in GIPS is highly considered.
• Understanding of financial markets and desire to learn more – know what Dimensional does.
• Experience with databases and large data sets – show you can work with and analyze data to provide meaningful results, as much of the job involves pulling data from databases and performing analysis.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.

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