INVESTMENT MANAGER

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

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About The Position

At Duke, we celebrate individuality and the unique perspectives that each member of our community brings. As the Senior Risk Investment Manager, DUMAC, you’ll be a key contributor within a collaborative, analytical, and high‑performing investment team. Your advanced quantitative expertise will support Duke’s endowment by shaping insights across public markets, private markets, and direct trading strategies.

This is your opportunity to bring deep technical expertise, intellectual curiosity, and innovative thinking to one of the nation’s most respected university investment offices. You’ll help advance DUMAC’s quantitative processes, develop and refine analytical models, and guide investment research that informs long‑term strategic decisions. Your work will directly support the financial foundation that enables Duke’s teaching, research, and global impact.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Finance, Math, Computer Science and/or related fields
• 5 years of highly comparable work experience
• Advanced quantitative, econometric, statistical, and mathematical capabilities.
• Strong programming skills in R, Python, or comparable languages.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and interpret large datasets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including polished presentation development.
• Ability to perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in financial contexts.
• Experience using Bloomberg or FactSet data tools and APIs.

Nice To Haves

• CFA is strongly recommended

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis on investment products and portfolio management across public and private market strategies.
• Build, maintain, and enhance risk allocation and global exposure reports; communicate findings weekly to the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and investment teams.
• Partner with the Engineering team to expand and optimize the DUMAC data warehouse and its analytical capabilities.
• Support active monitoring and hedging of currency‑related risks.
• Develop and improve tools for quantitative analysis of manager selection, monitoring, and risk assessment—including time‑series modeling and extreme‑scenario models.
• Support oversight of public markets portfolios, model private investment capital calls and distributions, and perform broad asset‑allocation analysis.
• Participate in project roadmap development and help guide analysts and interns.
• Apply strong econometric, statistical, mathematical, and financial modeling skills to research tasks and analytical deliverables.
• Utilize R, Python, or similar programming tools to manage, analyze, and interpret large datasets.
• Prepare and deliver high‑quality written materials and presentations using PowerPoint and related tools.
• Work independently with appropriate guidance while contributing effectively in a team‑centered environment.
• Implement A.I. and machine‑learning techniques where appropriate to improve forecasting, modeling, or analytical efficiency.
• Utilize Bloomberg or FactSet, including APIs, to support research and analysis.

Benefits

• Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level