HarbourVest Partners · 4 hours ago
Quantitative Investment Engineer
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$113K/yr - $157K/yr
3+ years expHarbourVest Partners is a global firm committed to delivering impactful solutions to clients and investing partners. They are seeking a Quantitative Investment Engineer to join their Quantitative Investment Science team, responsible for developing applications and expanding datasets to enhance investment decision-making within private markets.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Capture business requirements, translating them into an easy to implement technical solutions, integrations, system designs, tests, transformations, and reports
Build solid working relationships with investment teams, platform users, developers, vendors and suppliers
Create and update project artifacts such as task boards, use cases, application documentation, release notes, and technical writeups
Identify, document, and facilitate the onboarding of new data sets
Develop quick functional prototypes, identify manual and automated tests on data and functionality using SQL, Python and other relevant technologies
Work with internal data sources and external vendors to understand and remedy data exceptions and irregularities
And other responsibilities as required
Qualification
Required
Passion for data, technology, automation, and an understanding of finance
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent facilitation and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate optimally at all levels, in all forms, and to all functional groups
Ability to facilitate multiple intricate projects at a given time
Understanding of how to elicit and document requirements and issues into appropriate contexts
Experience with investment data management especially IBOR or other book of records systems
Familiarity and experience with agile software development methodologies and tools
High energy and collaborative work style
Flexibility and willingness to tackle a broad range of analysis, testing, and support assignments
Expert experience in requirements capture, design, and testing experience focused on data platforms supporting business analytics, data science, statistical analysis, and/or quantitative research
Proficient in SQL and data analysis skills
Data modeling and design understanding, including conceptual and logical modeling
Experience in onboarding new, large datasets, with structured and unstructured data while validating quality
Proficient in Python, to support quick prototypes
A track record of completed high-intensity, high-complexity projects
Experience with business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent
Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD practices, and tools
Preferred
Bachelor of Arts (B.A), or equivalent experience
3-5 Years of business analyst experience in the investment management or FinTech industry
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Long-term reward programs
Comprehensive total rewards package
Retirement
Health
Insurance
Paid time off
Wellness programs
Company
HarbourVest Partners
HarbourVest Partners is a private markets firm providing solutions to help clients invest in primary funds, real assets, and private credit.
1001-5000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Tricia Mackechnie
Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer
Aliza Firestone-Goren
Senior Vice President
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