Senior Associate, Portfolio Construction & Optimization

LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Angeles Capital seeks a Senior Associate to translate research into client portfolios with high fidelity. The role is hands‑on, data‑driven, and focuses on improving monetization across the product suite through construction, optimization, and trade execution.

The candidate will collaborate with Portfolio Management, Research, and Trading, gaining exposure to senior leadership and deep expertise in systematic investment processes at a leading equity manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field; advanced degree a plus.
• 4+ years in a quantitative/technical environment; asset management or hedge fund preferred.
• Experience with portfolio optimizers (Axioma, Barra/MSCI, Northfield, or Gurobi).
• Strong understanding of financial concepts and quantitative application.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑impact research across portfolio construction, implementation, and optimization.
• Improve machinery translating stock characteristics into portfolios.
• Enhance portfolio optimization; evaluate new objective functions and frameworks.
• Collaborate with software engineers to extend the firm’s optimization tooling.
• Analyze rebalancing frictions and trading costs to improve execution.
• Support new product design with quantitative insights.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Python programming

Portfolio construction

SQL

Communication

LLM tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Math/CS

Tools

Axioma

Barra/MSCI

Gurobi

Northfield

Job description

Los Angeles Capital seeks a Senior Associate to translate research into client portfolios with high fidelity. The role is hands‑on, data‑driven, and focuses on improving monetization across the product suite through construction, optimization, and trade execution.

The candidate will collaborate with Portfolio Management, Research, and Trading, gaining exposure to senior leadership and deep expertise in systematic investment processes at a leading equity manager.