Senior Quantitative Long-Short Equity Portfolio Manager

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.  

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Position Summary:

Using long-short equity and other sophisticated trading investment strategies, manages quantitatively driven active tax loss harvesting portfolios consistent with client’s risk and return objective.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages strategies/portfolios to meet client objectives within specified guidelines, regulatory frame-work and corporate policies.
• Ensures that portfolios are maintained within investment guidelines and that they do not violate applicable government and industry regulations and trends.
• Engages with clients and prospects to represent our investment process, philosophy and performance. 
• Reports on performance of strategies/portfolios, explaining returns across multiple relevant dimensions of attribution.
• Rebalances strategies as needed to invest cash and/or accommodate admissions/withdrawals, effecting security purchases and sales through effective communication with the trading desk.
• Supports on-going research efforts related to alpha generation, analytic techniques or risk management by: 
  • reading current and relevant papers;
  • contributing to discussions on topics of interest;
  • conducting thoughtful and accurate analysis;
  • expressing recommendations for improvement;
  • supporting research/data infrastructure as required.
• Supports development and continuous updates to marketing material and sales collateral.
• Responds accurately and promptly to client/partner inquiries regarding performance of strategies/ portfolios.
• Maintains knowledge of financial markets, regulatory developments and the evolving index landscape.
• Mentor and coach other partners on the long-short tax loss investment strategy. 
• Contributes meaningfully to advancement of quantitative capabilities through leadership and initiative.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of modern portfolio management theory and applications with subject matter expertise with long-short investment strategy and shorting process. 
• Knowledge of securities markets acquired through work experience.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound business judgment.
• Strong, demonstrated skills in oral and written communication.
• Demonstrated teamwork and interpersonal skills exemplified by the ability to forge strong relationships with internal and external partners (i.e. distribution, client servicing, technology, performance analysis, back-office, etc.)
• Results-oriented with attention to detail and strong analytical skills.

• Self-started with a proven ability to manage workflow across cross- functional teams and under multiple competing deadlines.
  Skilled in the application of quantitative financial methods, statistical and econometric procedures using standard software packages such as Python, SQL and/or SAS.
• Knowledge of quantitative data-sets such as Compustat, IBES, or Worldscope.
   

Experience, Education/Certifications: 

• Minimum five plus years equity portfolio management experience, with subject matter expertise with long-short equity investment strategy. 
• Proficiency in Python and working experience with large datasets and APIs as well as experience working with Aladdin.   
• Bachelors degree in finance, statistics, engineering, or hard science required.  MBA or advanced degree is preferred.   
• CFA preferred.

Salary Range:

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working with Us: 

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater 

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected].

 
We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.