Asset & Wealth Management, Quantitative Investment Strategies, Liquid Alternatives, Associate - New York (Quantitative Investment Strategies)

Location: New York, NY, United States; onsite office role

Salary: $100,000–$160,000 base salary per year, plus potential discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm providing investment and advisory solutions across asset classes, industries, and geographies.

What you will do

• Conduct quantitative research on hedge fund and private asset return data to identify replicable return drivers.
• Help develop cross-asset systematic trading strategies for factor-tracking portfolios.
• Analyze large structured and unstructured datasets to generate insights for systematic investment strategies.
• Contribute to research and portfolio management infrastructure, including strategy backtesting, performance monitoring, and risk analysis.
• Work with portfolio managers and researchers on the innovation and growth of liquid alternative investment strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in financial engineering, statistics, mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 0–3 years of relevant experience, including internships.
• Strong foundation in statistics, linear algebra, and calculus.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Matlab, R, C++, or another programming language.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Nice to have

• Experience applying machine learning techniques to financial or time-series data.
• Familiarity with systematic investing, factor models, or alternative asset classes.
• Experience building or maintaining research infrastructure, including version control, testing, and data pipelines.
• Intellectual curiosity and a creative approach to problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Training and development opportunities, firmwide professional networks, wellness programs, and personal finance offerings.
• Competitive benefits generally available to eligible active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process.