2027 PhD Summer Internship – Portfolio Management, Quantitative Research Analyst

Location: Onsite at hirify.global’s headquarters in Newport Beach, California, USA

Salary: $205,000 USD base salary, plus a discretionary bonus and transition bonus support for relocation to an office location.

Company

hirify.global is an active fixed-income investment manager focused on delivering investment returns, solutions, and services to clients.

What you will do

• Develop quantitative models for alpha generation and risk management in collaboration with Portfolio Management.
• Conduct econometric analyses of historical returns, including time series and panel data research.
• Build empirical and risk-neutral valuation models for fixed-income markets.
• Apply macroeconomic research and analyze extensive transaction data to improve trade execution.
• Support work across credit, rates, mortgages, asset allocation, portfolio construction, or execution.
• Complete a mentored project and present findings to the team at the end of the internship.

Requirements

• Ph.D. candidate status in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Physics, Mathematics, or another quantitative field.
• Expected Ph.D. graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Business proficiency in English.
• Strong quantitative background and interest in asset pricing, fixed-income markets, economic theory, and optimization methods.
• Programming proficiency, with strong preference for Python; knowledge of C++ is beneficial.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, curiosity, and results-oriented skills, including experience using emerging technologies and AI tools.

Nice to have

• Experience analyzing large datasets.
• Knowledge of asset pricing, fixed-income markets, economic theory, and optimization methods.
• Knowledge of C++.

Culture & Benefits

• Ten-week internship running from early June to mid-August, with full-program availability required.
• First-week fundamentals training followed by a project supported by a supervisor and peer mentor.
• Regular feedback at mid-summer and at the end of the program.
• Hands-on experience with AI-powered tools, training, and related resources.
• Educational, networking, and social events, plus opportunities to explore products traded at hirify.global.
• Competitive compensation and transition bonus support for relocation to an office location.

Hiring process

• Initial resume review.
• First-round video interview covering interests and skills.
• Final live video interviews covering behavioral and technical topics.