Senior Associate, Quantitative Portfolio Construction

Los Angeles Capital Management

Los Angeles (CA)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Los Angeles Capital is seeking a Senior Associate to translate research views into client portfolios with maximum fidelity. This hands-on, data-driven role focuses on monetization across the firm’s product suite through portfolio construction, optimization, rebalancing, and trade execution.

You will collaborate across Portfolio Management, Portfolio Implementation, Research, and Trading on initiatives to improve risk-adjusted returns net of costs, gaining exposure to senior leadership and deep

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from a quantitative program with strong foundation in finance/econ/math/CS.
4+ years in a quantitative/technical environment, asset management or hedge fund preferred.
Experience with portfolio optimization tools and quantitative research methods.
Strong grasp of modern portfolio theory, risk models, and systematic processes.
Proficiency in Python; comfortable with SQL and Git; able to maintain structured codebases.
Familiarity with equity market microstructure; clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

Deliver high-impact research across portfolio construction, implementation, and optimization.
Improve machinery for translating stock characteristics into portfolios.
Refine portfolio optimization processes and evaluate new objective functions and frameworks.
Collaborate with software engineers to extend tooling around the optimization engine.
Analyze rebalancing frictions and model trading costs to improve execution efficiency.
Explore market structure and liquidity to control costs and improve returns.
Contribute to new product design.