Quantitative Strategist, Risk Modeling & Research

Location: Boston, MA, United States; office work 4 days per week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day per week

Salary: USD 120,000–225,000 base salary, plus potential variable compensation and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a private-partnership investment management firm serving institutional clients across global capital markets.

What you will do

• Lead modeling efforts for a proprietary multi-asset risk model covering equities, fixed income, FX, commodities, and derivatives.
• Conduct empirical research on asset return dynamics, risk premia, factor exposures, and cross-asset risk relationships.
• Improve risk models through approaches such as shrinkage algorithms and implied-volatility risk-premia adjustments.
• Partner with technology teams to build production infrastructure for risk model development, implementation, and execution.
• Work with risk professionals and investors to apply quantitative models to portfolio construction and risk management.
• Manage projects independently and communicate findings with investment, risk, product management, and business teams.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in finance, econometrics, mathematics, statistics, physics, electrical engineering, operations research, or another quantitative field.
• 5–15 years of experience in empirical risk modeling across fixed income, equities, FX, and derivatives.
• Strong understanding of factor-based risk model frameworks.
• Strong technical background in model development, statistical analysis, and prototyping.
• Experience with Python, Java, SQL, and/or C++.
• Ability to conduct rigorous quantitative research and collaborate effectively with investment and risk teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with MSCI/Barra equity models.
• Experience with fixed-income valuation models.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment that encourages independent thought and constructive debate.
• Retirement plan, health, dental, vision, pharmacy, HSA, and FSA coverage.
• Life and disability insurance, employee assistance, adoption assistance, and backup childcare.
• Tuition and CFA reimbursement, paid holidays, sick and vacation time, and other paid leave.
• Flexible work environment with a primarily office-based schedule.