DESIM Technical Strategist Associate (092BDEF)
Referment
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 2 years · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- Stakeholder managementPython
- Nice to have
- Statistics
- Work
- On-site in New York
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Stakeholder management46%Python27%Statistics10%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 11, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Referment is working with a global investment and technology firm to hire a technically oriented strategist for a portfolio strategy team that develops active equity and multi-asset investment products for institutional clients. You will combine quantitative research, portfolio design, risk analysis, and client communication. The role offers exposure to how investment products are researched, enhanced, evaluated, and explained, working closely with portfolio strategy and investment colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute quantitative analysis and portfolio design to investment-product development and customisation.
- Research and help implement strategy enhancements focused on portfolio construction, risk modelling, and robustness.
- Analyse portfolios and risk to identify structural weaknesses, concentrations, and opportunities.
- Produce rigorous technical work and explain findings to quantitative and non-quantitative stakeholders.
- Support investor discussions, prepare materials, and answer technical questions on portfolio construction, risk, and performance.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Basic Python or similar programming skills and interest in clean, testable code.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, scientific, engineering, finance, or economics discipline.
- A systematic approach to numerical problems and interest in financial markets.
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of numerical and statistical methods is advantageous.
This could suit an early-career quantitative analyst, investment strategist, or technically minded graduate who wants to develop across portfolio research and client-facing explanation.