Principal Quantitative Analyst (AI)

Location: Chicago office; required to work in the office four days a week

Total cash compensation: $147,550–$226,233 annually, including base salary and target incentive.

Company

hirify.global Indexes develops benchmark, thematic, factor, strategic beta, and multi-asset index products for investors worldwide.

What you will do

• Build and launch new index products from concept through market release.
• Lead the product innovation cycle, including opportunity discovery, data exploration, signal testing, back-testing, methodology design, and implementation.
• Apply quantitative techniques, machine learning, portfolio construction, risk analytics, and statistical testing to investment ideas.
• Use AI tools, coding assistants, and agentic workflows to automate research and accelerate methodology testing.
• Create research tools, prototypes, dashboards, insights, methodology documents, and client-facing materials.
• Partner with research, product, technology, operations, and commercial teams.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in indexes, asset management, investment banking, fintech, systematic investing, quantitative research, or related investment technology.
• Hands-on experience with investment analysis, factor research, portfolio construction, back-testing, risk analytics, or systematic strategy design.
• Ability to code and work with large datasets using Python, R, SQL, MATLAB, or similar tools.
• Experience with AI-first tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini, ChatGPT, or similar platforms.
• Ability to explain complex quantitative, AI, and investment concepts in research notes, presentations, methodology documents, and client narratives.
• Must work from the Chicago office four days per week; immigration sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation, or workflow orchestration.
• Experience developing optimized portfolio construction and risk modeling tools.
• Knowledge of factor investment strategies, private equity data, and index derivatives strategies.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with regular in-person collaboration.
• 401(k) match of up to 6% of salary and potential stock ownership.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with potential premium discounts and HSA contributions.
• Trust-based time off, paid sabbatical, family caregiving leave, parental leave, and adoption assistance.
• Leadership coaching, mentorship, tuition reimbursement, and an annual flex stipend.
• Life, disability, wellness, charitable matching, volunteering, and employee resource group programs.