Portfolio Manager

Duties

• Oversee day‑to‑day management of systematic, model‑driven commodities and macro portfolios, ensuring adherence to performance objectives, risk thresholds, and client mandates.
• Perform signals research and evaluation for inclusion into active strategies.
• Develop new strategies with an emphasis on energy and carbon commodities.
• Execute strategies that leverage quantitative models for portfolio construction, rebalancing, and optimization to maximize return while managing risk.
• Ensure consistency and rigor in portfolio implementation across all commodities and macro strategies.
• Conduct research and lead efforts to refine portfolio construction methodologies, including factor‑based investing, optimization techniques and frameworks tailored to commodities and macro strategies.
• Collaborate with quantitative research teams to incorporate robust risk‑adjusted approaches into portfolio design.
• Evaluate new data sources, modeling techniques, and analytical tools to improve portfolio construction and performance.
• Advance research efforts into risk modeling techniques to ensure portfolios are resilient across market cycles and stress scenarios.
• Lead the development and application of optimization frameworks to balance alpha generation with risk management objectives.
• Monitor portfolio exposures, sensitivities, and risks, ensuring compliance with client mandates.
• Partner with a team of portfolio managers, researchers, and research analysts.
• Promote a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement in portfolio management practices.
• Set clear objectives and performance metrics for the team, aligning efforts with broader organizational goals.
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• Partner with product and relationship management teams to articulate portfolio management approaches and performance outcomes to firm clients and prospects.
• Partner with internal and external parties on issues of produce development and design, including back‑testing and simulation.
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• Prepare and deliver presentations on portfolio construction methodologies, risk‑management frameworks, and optimization strategies specific to commodities and macro portfolios.
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• Collaborate with trading, technology, and operations teams to ensure seamless implementation and scalability of systematic portfolio strategies.
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• Drive continuous improvements in portfolio management systems, processes, and tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

• Masters Degree in a technical or quantitative discipline such as Technology, Policy, or a substantially comparable field.
• Four (4) years of experience in a research‑focused role such as Researcher, Research Analyst, or closely related occupation.
• Two (2) years of research experience focused on carbon markets and climate change.
• Three (3) years of post‑masters degree research experience in a university setting.
• Authored peer‑reviewed publications in high‑impact scientific journals on topics relating to environmental science, air quality, public health impacts of transportation emissions or quantitative modeling of pollution.
• Experience in at least Two (2) programming languages.
• Experience in at least Two (2) financial data programs.