VP, Portfolio Manager - Equity Portfolio Management team

Position Overview

We are seeking a Portfolio Manager to join our Equity Portfolio Management team in Boston. Our Equity Portfolio Management team oversees our benchmark-relative active quantitative equity strategies from Boston, London, and Singapore. This person will be expected to demonstrate senior presence both internally, via portfolio oversight and research, and externally, via face-to-face meetings and presentations.

What You’ll Do

• Work closely with other portfolio managers to oversee and manage our client portfolios, including monitoring portfolios and approving trades
• Work with researchers and analysts to identify and deploy enhancements to our investment process
• Lead meetings with clients, consultants, and prospects to communicate and explain portfolio performance, positioning, and Acadian’s systematic investment process
• Participate in internal investment policy discussions and decisions
• Answer ad-hoc inquiries from clients, consultants, and prospects

What We’re Looking For

• Advanced degree, Ph.D. preferred, with distinguished academic record in economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, or similar discipline
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience (5 years’ with Ph.D.) in finance, preferably asset management, investment consulting, or academia, with emphasis on quantitative investing and risk management
• Ability to perform deep reviews of our equity portfolios, generate ideas and recommendations to improve our systematic portfolio management process
• Willingness and ability to work in a team-first, collegial, and result-oriented environment
• Superior verbal and written communications skills (English required, other languages welcome)
• Strong programming background required, e.g., in Python
• Willingness to travel globally 20 – 40% of the time

Pay & Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $185,000 – 225,000 per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, and relevant experience. In addition to base pay, this position may be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation and includes participation in Acadian’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes health, retirement, and wellness offerings.