Senior Multi-Asset Strategy & Automation Lead

PIMCO Ltd. - Pacific Investment Management Company; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

PIMCO seeks an investment professional for Newport Beach to scale multi-asset investment processes, focusing on equity and asset allocation strategies. The role involves monitoring global market trends, generating ideas, and collaborating across teams to deliver disciplined, data-driven investment solutions.

Candidates should bring strong Python, SQL, Excel/VBA, and econometrics foundations, plus clear communication for internal and client-facing materials.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2–7 years buy/sell side experience with exposure to multi-asset or systematic strategies, with a preference for equities.
• Strong Python programming (data analysis, automation), experience with data manipulation and visualization.
• Comfort with SQL and large datasets. Strong Excel and VBA.
• Exposure to AI coding tools. Solid grounding in statistics and econometrics.
• Understanding of portfolio construction concepts (TE, volatility, correlation). Ability to interpret macroeconomic and earnings data.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to distill complex information for non-technical audiences through strong writing and presentation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report on global equity and cross-asset market trends.
• Participate in systematic and discretionary idea generation.
• Support ongoing equity and asset allocation fund management process.
• Develop and test proposals for new potential mandates and funds.
• Collaborate with Risk and Analytics teams on portfolio tracking metrics.
• Liaise with Portfolio Implementation and Trading for execution readiness.
• Develop scripts and utilities to automate reporting and monitoring.
• Collaborate with Tech and Analytics on integration with databases, automation platforms, AI tools, reporting tools, and other firm systems.
• Prepare updates for PM team and other internal desks, client-facing presentations, and published content.
• Participate in client presentations and pitches.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Data visualization

Excel

VBA

Statistics

Econometrics

Communication

Education

Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SQL

AI coding tools

Job description

PIMCO seeks an investment professional for Newport Beach to scale multi-asset investment processes, focusing on equity and asset allocation strategies. The role involves monitoring global market trends, generating ideas, and collaborating across teams to deliver disciplined, data-driven investment solutions.

Candidates should bring strong Python, SQL, Excel/VBA, and econometrics foundations, plus clear communication for internal and client-facing materials.