2026 Macroeconomic Investment Associate

About the role

Dodge & Cox seeks a Macroeconomic Investment Associate to support the firm’s global bond fund and its growing macroeconomic research team. The role involves conducting in-depth research, preparing and analyzing global economic data, and assisting with portfolio management analytics.

Responsibilities

• Conducting in-depth research on countries to support existing and potential investments, including fundamental and quantitative analyses on global economies and asset prices.
• Preparing, analyzing, and monitoring a large array of global economic and financial data relevant to the investment process.
• Developing and maintaining in-house macroeconomic research infrastructure, including monitors, analytical tools, interest rate and currency models.
• Participating in internal discussions, servicing internal requests for macroeconomic data/views, and collaborating with other members of the team in joint projects.
• Creating investment- and client-related presentation materials.
• Performing portfolio analytics such as performance attribution and risk analysis.

Qualifications

• An excellent academic record from a university with coursework in economics and statistics.
• Exceptional undergraduate preparation required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience preferred in academia, financial industry, international organizations, or the public sector.
• Demonstrated interest in economics and financial markets, preferably fixed income and/or currency markets.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including experience with financial modeling, as well as manipulating and presenting data on complex topics.
• Initiative and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and desire to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, including VBA, and statistical packages (e.g., EViews), and Python programming.
• Knowledge of commonly used sources of macroeconomic data, including public institutions and specialized data providers, like Haver Analytics or Bloomberg.

Requirements

• Dodge & Cox has a 4:1 hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in their assigned office as noted in the job posting Monday - Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely on Friday.
• The salary range for this position is $155k - $180k. The listed pay scale denotes only the base salary and does not include discretionary bonus compensation, which may make up an important portion of the total remuneration.
• Dodge & Cox encourages applicants to consider the value of the many competitive benefits it offers, including coverage of 100% of all healthcare premiums for employees and their families and fully funding a retirement plan at 25% of the total compensation to the IRS limit.
• The firm also provides additional benefits such as commuter, health & wellness, backup care, matching gift, employee assistance, and life and disability insurance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
• Employee assistance program.
• Life and disability insurance.

Pay

• The salary range for this position is $155k - $180k.

Schedule

• Dodge & Cox has a 4:1 hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in their assigned office as noted in the job posting Monday - Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely on Friday.