Quantitative Analyst

Fidelity Investments•Boston, MA

6d•$100,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Quantitative Taxable team within the Quantitative Research group is responsible for the research and development of the investment methodologies that enable SAI to manage personalized client portfolios at scale. The team focuses on using quantitative portfolio construction methods to develop methodology for asset location, multi-account optimization, tax-loss harvesting, and other tax management and goal-based wealth management strategies, bridging product development, fundamental and quantitative research, investment management and technology. As SAI continues to grow and manage increasingly complex goals and portfolios, the Quantitative Taxable team will play a key role in improving and building the new portfolio construction methodologies, tools, and workflows that are needed.

Requirements

3+ years of research experience in roles requiring quantitative research, portfolio construction, and technical skills, ideally for a multi-asset class investment process.
Exposure to quantitative portfolio construction across multiple asset classes, including optimization techniques, tax-sensitive investment management, and portfolio analysis.
Graduate degree in related fields such as Finance, Quantitative Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, Decision Science, or Computer Science.
Solid skills in programming (Python, R), data access (SQL), version control, and data visualization/BI tools.
Exposure to quantitative portfolio construction methods, optimization techniques, tax-sensitive investment management and portfolio analysis, including quantitative portfolio tools such as Barra, Axioma and FactSet; exposure to operations research and agentic artificial intelligence preferred.
Analytical and architecture-oriented attitude, ability to visualize patterns and abstract problems, and to collaborate with technology to evolve the investment platform.
Effective communication and presentation skills, particularly in translating complex quantitative analysis into meaningful and applicable investment solutions.
Ability to work across the organization in various disciplines to drive consensus/closure; strong collaboration and influence skills.
Creative, innovative thinker with intellectual curiosity and the motivation to learn and grow; willingness to identify and present new research ideas.
Genuine passion for financial markets and innovation.

Nice To Haves

CFA or related investment certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

Research, design and prototype quantitative investment techniques and methodologies to support multi-asset class model and portfolio construction, including optimization tuning and quality metrics.
Help evolve the next generation of tax-smart techniques to manage portfolios for taxable clients, taking into consideration asset allocation and asset location in a multi-asset and multi-account framework.
Collaborate with portfolio management, research and portfolio engineering teams to enhance the existing portfolio construction processes for both single and multi-account solutions, as well as innovative approaches for unified managed households.
Design and back-test strategies, run simulations and perform risk and after-tax analyses.
Look for opportunities to improve investment management efficiency and effectiveness (e.g., scale, process, client outcomes) and help maintain and improve the infrastructure supporting investment research and processes.
Evaluate emerging technologies and portfolio construction techniques with potential to improve investment outcomes.