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About The Position

Requirements

• Experience managing options-based strategies, buffer ETFs, covered call ETFs, structured outcome products, or related investment solutions.
• Strong knowledge of listed options, derivatives, volatility markets, and portfolio risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex portfolios and make sound investment decisions in dynamic market environments.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to operational excellence.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in portfolio management, ETF management, derivatives investing, quantitative investing, indexing, or related investment disciplines.
• Experience working with ETF creation/redemption baskets and ETF trading workflows.
• Experience partnering with capital markets, trading desks, and liquidity providers.
• Experience with indexing, rules-based investing, or index research.
• Experience conducting options research and developing quantitative backtesting frameworks.
• CFA designation or progress toward completion.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a portfolio manager for a range of ETF strategies, including options and swap-based, and outcome-oriented investment solutions.
• Oversee daily portfolio management activities, including portfolio monitoring, rebalancing, trading decisions, cash management, and risk oversight.
• Monitor portfolio exposures, derivatives positions, liquidity, and risk metrics to ensure alignment with investment objectives and guidelines.
• Support trading activities across equities, ETFs, listed options, FLEX options, and related instruments.
• Partner closely with Product Development to design, launch, and enhance innovative ETF solutions.
• Research and develop new investment concepts focused on options-based investing, income generation, downside protection, and outcome-oriented strategies.
• Evaluate competitive products and identify emerging opportunities within the ETF marketplace.
• Collaborate with index providers and research partners on the development of new benchmarks and investment methodologies.
• Conduct quantitative research on options-based strategies and portfolio construction methodologies.
• Develop and maintain backtesting frameworks to evaluate strategy performance across varying market environments.
• Analyze option pricing, volatility dynamics, market structure, and trading implementation considerations.
• Provide investment insights that contribute to portfolio enhancements and new product development.
• Partner with Capital Markets teams to enhance ETF liquidity, trading efficiency, and market quality.
• Work closely with market makers, authorized participants, and liquidity providers to improve ETF execution and secondary market trading.
• Contribute to the development of scalable ETF operating and trading processes.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Technology teams to strengthen controls and minimize operational risk.
• Enhance portfolio management processes to improve scalability, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in investment oversight and governance processes to ensure adherence to investment guidelines, regulatory requirements, and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Help establish best practices for managing increasingly complex options-based ETF portfolios.

Benefits

• retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
• insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
• paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
• access to our Employee Assistance Program
• incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
• eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
• inclusive development opportunities
• flexible work-life support
• paid volunteer days
• vibrant employee networks