Portfolio Manager, Alternative Risk Premia (EG)
About The Position
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions (FTIS) manages approximately $140B in assets and serves as the firm's multi-asset solutions platform. As a key access point to Franklin Templeton's global investment capabilities, FTIS brings together insights from across the organization to develop customized investment solutions and diversified portfolios. The team combines strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, manager research, and risk management expertise to deliver outcome-oriented investment strategies for clients globally. We are seeking a Portfolio Manager to lead the research, construction, and day-to-day management of our Alternative Risk Premia (ARP) strategies. Alternative risk premia strategies systematically harvest well-documented return sources such as value, momentum, carry, and defensive/quality, implemented long/short across multiple asset classes including equity indices and single stocks, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. This is a hands-on, multi-asset role that blends rigorous quantitative research with practical, real-money portfolio management. The successful candidate will own the full lifecycle of the strategy: signal research, portfolio construction and optimization, risk management, trade implementation across cash and derivative instruments, and performance attribution. You will be both an investor and a builder – equally comfortable conducting research, overseeing execution, and maintaining and enhancing the platform that supports the investment process. This role will provide you with an opportunity to shape and grow a systematic strategy platform with meaningful autonomy, and work in a collaborative, intellectually rigorous environment that pairs deep research with thoughtful portfolio management. We have the resources of a $1.7T global asset manager to support investment, operational, and commercial success.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in a systematic or quant finance role, with 5+ years managing ARP portfolios.
- Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline: mathematics, statistics, physics, financial engineering, computer science, economics, or a related field.
- Experience working with python and AI coding tools in a professional investment setting, e.g. conducting research, producing analytics, and automating reporting.
- Hands-on experience trading derivatives, with practical fluency in instruments such as equity futures and swaps, interest rate futures and swaps/swaptions, FX forwards, total return swaps, and commodity futures – including risk, margin, financing, and execution characteristics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex strategies and results to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Prior experience managing quant researchers and an entrepreneurial mindset to driving commercial success for the ARP platform.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree and/or professional certification (CFA, CQF, FRM) preferred.
- Track record of publishing or presenting original research on factor investing or systematic strategies preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end management of the ARP book, including research, portfolio construction, implementation, rebalancing, and risk budgeting across asset classes.
- Research, design, and validate systematic signals and evaluate candidate factors for statistical robustness and economic intuition, with a thoughtful approach to capacity, turnover, overfitting, and live-versus-back test tracking.
- Define and monitor the ARP framework to impose strong risk discipline, with specific focus on risk exposure, leverage, liquidity, and stress/scenario analysis.
- Oversee a team of quantitative researchers, and collaborate with other multi-asset investment teams, traders, solutions portfolio managers, and risk and operations teams to take ideas from research into robust, scalable production.
- Engage with clients and prospects as needed to support marketing efforts, client service, and distribution opportunities.
- Stay current with academic and practitioner research on factor investing, and continuously improve the strategy's signals, execution, and infrastructure.
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) plan with a generous match
- Recognition rewards
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Competitive healthcare options
- Insurance
- Disability benefits
- Employee stock investment program
- Learning resources
- Career development programs
- Reimbursement for certain education expenses
- Paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays)
- Motivational well-being program
- Three weeks of PTO in your first year
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with an 85% company match on pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to IRS limits
- Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP) with discounted share purchase opportunities
- Learning Education Assistance Program (LEAP)
- Opportunity to purchase company funds with no sales charge
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
