Russell Investments · 3 months ago
Senior Asset Allocation Strategist, Quantitative Analytics
Seattle
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $165K/yr
5+ years expRussell Investments is seeking a highly skilled professional to develop multi-asset investment solutions with an emphasis on modeling multi-period asset allocation. This role involves solution design, thought leadership, and investment management to enhance asset allocation and product design for U.S. retail investors.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Design and development of multi-asset solutions with a focus on lifecycle finance and tax managed solutions
Research and consult on investment approaches for single asset classes, translating these needs into objectives and solutions
Collaborate with clients to understand their needs. Use this information to design solutions, ensuring components work together to fulfill client objectives
Conduct practical research on topics such as tax managed strategies, optimal asset location, longevity risk and optimal withdrawal strategies to guide product development
Publish research that positions Russell Investments as a thought leader in the industry
Represent Russell Investments at client events and industry conferences to enhance the company’s thought leadership profile
Take a lead role in the design, technical specification and development of portfolio construction approaches and tools
Contribute to coding and modeling of client solutions and proposal creation
Collaborate with go-to-market teams and IT on the build-out of advisor tools
Participate in the strategic asset allocation positioning of multi-asset solutions
Conduct analyses that guides implementation of investment decisions
Qualification
Required
5-7 years of experience in a capital markets finance role
Proficiency in running quantitative analyses in object-oriented programming languages (e.g., C++/C# and Python)
Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and ability to construct models
Familiarity with optimization-based and Monte Carlo approaches to asset allocation analysis
Ability to think clearly about complex problems and find pragmatic solutions
Solid foundation in capital markets finance
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
Preferred
CFA, PH.D. or Masters degree in finance, economics or quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, or operations research
Knowledge and experience in the investment industry, particularly in solution building for accumulation, retirement income, and tax-managed investing
Familiarity with: portfolio construction, factor modeling, risk and return attribution, asset return forecasting, portfolio optimization, basic actuarial math, Monte Carlo simulation and lifecycle finance
Ability to present results to audiences with varied technical backgrounds, including team members, sales organization members, and advisors
Strong and effective writing skills
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Participation in our competitive benefits programs including healthcare, retirement, vacation, and wellbeing programs
Company
Russell Investments
Russell Investment Group a global leader in multi-manager investment services, provides investment products
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.23BKey Investors
Apollo
2026-01-06Debt Financing· $1.23B
2015-10-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Zach Buchwald
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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