Associate/Senior Associate, Quantitative Investment Analyst, Portfolio Solutions

Location: Onsite at hirify.global Place New York, 225 Liberty Street, Suite 3501

Salary: $150,000–$180,000 annual base salary, plus a short-term cash incentive program.

Company

hirify.global’s Public Securities Group provides actively managed listed equity and debt strategies, leveraging expertise across real estate, infrastructure, real asset debt, renewable power, private equity, and credit.

What you will do

• Design and implement portfolio optimization frameworks for private market portfolios across multiple asset classes.
• Develop models for expected returns, risk, cash flows, correlations, illiquidity, capital calls, distributions, pacing, vintage diversification, sector and geographic constraints, and leverage.
• Build Monte Carlo simulation engines and scenario analyses to evaluate portfolio outcomes across economic environments.
• Use Cambridge, MSCI/Burgiss, Preqin, and internal investment data to generate asset-class research and insights.
• Contribute to private market risk measurements, including factor models, de-smoothed volatility, manager and investment dispersion, and stress testing.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers, fundamental investment analysts, and risk management, while contributing to thought leadership and whitepapers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, or another highly quantitative field.
• 4+ years of experience within a private markets investment manager, pension fund, sovereign wealth fund, endowment, OCIO, or asset manager.
• Strong understanding of private market cash flow dynamics, including capital calls, distributions, NAV evolution, commitment pacing, and liquidity forecasting.
• Strong programming skills in SQL and Python; experience with portfolio optimization software such as Gurobi or Mosek is preferred.
• Experience with factor models used in portfolio construction and risk management, including Bloomberg, Barra, or Axioma.
• Ability to communicate clearly and independently prioritize multiple complex projects through completion.

Nice to have

• Experience with large datasets and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Python, or R.
• Knowledge of portfolio optimization techniques targeting yield, volatility, MOIC maximization, and downside protection under complex constraints.

Culture & Benefits

• Long-term, entrepreneurial, collaborative, and disciplined working environment.
• Challenging assignments and exposure to diverse businesses across hirify.global’s global alternatives platform.
• Base salary supplemented by a short-term cash bonus, with compensation adjusted for geography and experience.
• Commitment to a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace.