Quant Portfolio Manager

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust a Fortune 500 company is a globally recognized award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the worlds most successful individuals families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) is a trillion-dollar investment management firm entrusted by investors around the globe to help them navigate changing market environments so they can confidently realize their long-term objectives.

Based in Melbourne this Quantitative Active Equity Portfolio Managers responsibilities include but are not limited to performing day-to-day portfolio management functions participate in team trading discussions evaluate the risk and positioning of strategies build and implement trades as required interact with partners in quant research operations front and middle office on issues critical to portfolio management and support the client relationship and sales process.

The role reports to the Head of Quantitative Equity Portfolio Management and works in concert with global teams and specialists to support the NTAM investment process.

What you will do

• Manage quantitative portfolios to meet strategyobjectivesspecified within the investment guidelines regulatory framework and corporate policies. This includes collaborating with other portfolio managers to create and execute trades transact client cash flows and make corporate action elections
• Lead and/orparticipatein projects of factor development model design portfolio construction and risk management

• Represent the portfolio management team on various internal global projects and initiatives including technology migrations internal research and oversight of outsourced activities

• Build andmaintainportfolio management tools used to analyze and research quantitative investment strategies

• Produce and/or analyze reports on portfolio performance risk characteristics and strategy updates

• Monitoring strategy implementation including transaction cost management.
• Review and/or create operating procedures for the portfolio management function incorporating internal global practices as well as business continuity and oversight standards
• Build and refine performance monitoring tools and dashboards

• Assistpartners with client service and business developmentefforts

Knowledge/Skills

• Bachelors degree (graduate degree preferred)
• 5 years of experience in the investment management industry with a proven track record in investment analysis at mid-to-large firms.
• Experience as part of a globalinvestmentsorganization
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in quantitative equities across portfolio management and research
• Proficiencywith portfolio management operations and 3rd party market data systems including Aladdin portfolio optimization toolsEagle and Bloomberg
• Strong understanding of:
• Equity factor models
• Portfolio optimization risk models and trade cost modeling
• Performance attribution and signal evaluation
• Strong Python skills; ability to work with large datasets (SQL preferred) and production research code
• CFA designation preferred but not required.
• Innovative intellectually driven with an intense curiosity about financial markets and human behavior.
• Knowledge of ESG and sustainable investing issues and best practices are preferred
• Strong analytical communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communications skills

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged senior leaders are accessible and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

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We hope youre excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.