Senior Quantitative Analyst

Location: Chicago, United States; hybrid work with four days in-office each week in most locations

Total cash compensation: $117,500–$172,350 annually, inclusive of annual base salary and target incentive.

Company

hirify.global’s Analytics group develops proprietary investment data, methodologies, risk analytics, and insights across equities, fixed income, managed investments, portfolios, and private and alternative assets.

What you will do

• Develop expertise in hirify.global’s proprietary methodologies, Risk analytical products, data systems, and investment themes including fixed income, equities, and mutual funds.
• Work with quantitative analysts and software engineers to develop and implement methodologies for analytical suites.
• Own projects end to end, including scoping, data validation, methodology design, testing, documentation, and production handoff.
• Support model validation and client inquiries, serving as the primary contact for Product and Engineering.
• Review peers’ analytical work for soundness, actionable insights, and intuitive use, providing substantive feedback.
• Critically evaluate AI approaches and promote responsible AI practices with defined standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, or master’s degree with 3 years of experience, in quantitative research, financial data, or a related field.
• Track record of owning projects end to end, from framing through production, and of developing or enhancing methodologies or analytics.
• Strong knowledge of investing, financial markets, and financial products equivalent to CFA charterholder expectations.
• Solid command of statistical and econometric methods applied to finance.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, including building and maintaining production-quality code and documentation.
• Technical depth to assess the soundness of analytical approaches and methodologies.
• Ability to explain methodologies and complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs with product teams and stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with Amazon Web Services tools such as S3, EMR, and Athena.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment designed for regular in-person collaboration, with flexibility supported by tools and resources for global collaboration.
• 401(k) match up to 6% of salary and potential stock ownership.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with HSA contributions and wellness incentives.
• Trust-based time off, a six-week paid sabbatical, family caregiving leave, and paid parental leave.
• Leadership coaching, formal mentorship, tuition reimbursement, and an annual $1,000 flex stipend for education and well-being.
• Life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, charitable matching, paid volunteering days, and employee resource groups.