Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction — Louisville

This Louisville, KY-based, fully remote Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction position will build portfolio methods that translate research signals into controlled exposures. Applicants must live in the local area, which gives the team Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation.

Compensation and Benefits

About the Role

In this Louisville, KY role, you will be accountable for allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics while supporting Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation. The work requires direct communication, explicit limits, and records that remain useful after market conditions change.

Louisville Operating Focus

The Louisville opening emphasizes repeatable controls, well-defined ownership, and concise cross-functional review. The day starts with a short list of required research and operating checks rather than a broad status meeting. Live exceptions use defined severity and ownership rules. Final reconciliation closes completed work, preserves evidence for material decisions, and prevents an unresolved item from disappearing when responsibility moves to another person. For this role, that means direct ownership of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation.

First Review Cycle

The initial Louisville, KY review combines Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation with a controlled examination of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review. Each material observation needs a source, a time, and a defined owner. The first evidence set will cover this task: Create transparent diagnostics for portfolio decisions. The second will cover this task: Develop allocation and risk-budgeting methods. The Louisville opening emphasizes repeatable controls, well-defined ownership, and concise cross-functional review. Each material deviation receives a named follow-up owner. The final handoff will name the current state, the responsible person, and the next verification step. It will preserve a clear path back to allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Develop allocation and risk-budgeting methods
• Model factor, sector, liquidity, and concentration constraints
• Measure turnover, capacity, and stress behavior
• Create transparent diagnostics for portfolio decisions
• Own portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Eastern Time coordination of daily research checks, live decisions, and final reconciliation.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with portfolio optimization and risk models
• Strong numerical Python and optimization skills
• Ability to explain model tradeoffs to researchers and traders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with transaction-cost-aware optimization and scenario analysis
• Knowledge of production controls for constrained portfolios
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the Louisville, KY opening.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
• Remote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume through the application form for the Louisville, KY opening. A short cover letter is optional. We will contact qualified applicants about the interview process and next steps.

Equal Opportunity

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.