Asset Management Analyst, Investments

About the Role

This Asset Management Analyst - Investments role will focus on Investment Research and Implementation, providing quantitative analysis for use in investment selection, trade execution, portfolio construction, product development, or asset allocation decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to trading, research, and/or portfolio management processes.
• Conduct quantitative empirical research.
• Perform back testing and risk assessment.
• Participate in team meetings and present findings.
• Collaborate with project teams and provide investment data to drive fact-based decisions.
• Focus on Investment Research and Implementation.
• Provide quantitative analysis for use in investment selection, trade execution, portfolio construction, product development, or asset allocation decisions.
• Assess opportunities to improve trading, research, and/or portfolio management processes.
• Use of coding skills to integrate various data sets to perform financial and statistical modeling.
• Evaluate and attribute investment outcomes against targets and peers.
• Independently apply data analysis and modeling skills to generate theoretical outputs for production processes.
• Understand financial markets, macroeconomics, risk metrics, and investment objectives.
• Continuous learning to build company and client knowledge, in addition to various technical applications.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Demonstrated use and application of coding languages to perform data analysis including back-testing.
• Demonstrated use and application of artificial intelligence toolsets to perform data analysis, visualization, and written output.
• Experience using financial or statistical models.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in mathematics, statistics, computer science, computer engineering, finance, accounting, or economics at an accredited college/university, with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and Summer 2027 preferred.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0; 3.5 or above preferred.
• Prior experience in a related capacity or obtained through rigorous academic coursework.
• Proven analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills through course work, projects, and/or previous internship experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork through projects and/or extracurricular involvement.

Program Opportunities

• Mentorship
• Monthly speaker series
• Learning & Development sessions
• Career Development opportunities
• Comprehensive orientation
• Social Events
• Access to Alumni Network
• Exposure to senior leadership

Work Authorization

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status.