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Portfolio Researcher (Sr. or VP Level) - Alpha Research Team

Toronto, ON, CAN, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead high-impact portfolio research initiatives, shape the research agenda, and serve as a senior thought partner to portfolio managers to integrate alpha research and risk management into investment decision-making.

Role type

Senior/VP level quantitative portfolio researcher and investment strategist

Builds

Scalable production-quality research and portfolio-construction capabilities for live investment processes

Domain

Asset Management / Quantitative Investing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Portfolio construction, portfolio optimization, factor analysis, risk modeling, performance attribution, Python, SQL, investment judgment, leadership

Preferred skills

Barra/Axioma/Bloomberg/FactSet experience, machine learning, alternative data, cloud platforms, CI/CD, modernizing research workflows

Technologies

Python, SQL, Barra, Axioma, Bloomberg, FactSet

Responsibilities

Lead portfolio research agenda to improve investment outcomes and decision consistency; serve as senior research partner to identify risks and opportunities; develop portfolio construction frameworks and optimization techniques; establish risk budgets and position-sizing rules; design automated factor-hedging layers; build multi-factor risk models; lead performance attribution and decision-quality studies; establish research governance standards; mentor quantitative researchers and analysts.

Seniority

Senior/VP, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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