Balyasny Asset Management L.P. ยท 1 month ago
Portfolio Manager Onboarding Analyst
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expBalyasny Asset Management is seeking a highly skilled Senior Implementation Engineer to drive their Portfolio Manager and Analyst Technology Onboarding function. This role involves executing the technical onboarding for new investment teams and acting as the primary technical contact while integrating with business lines to optimize implementations for specific asset classes and strategies.
Responsibilities
Execute the end-to-end technical onboarding for new investment teams, serving as the primary technical contact for the team as a hands-on engineer
Act as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), translating complex PM investment strategy requirements into concrete technical configurations on the BAM Technology Platform
Deeply integrate with business lines, ensuring that research, data, and trading implementations are optimized for specific asset classes and strategies
Requirements Engineering: Partner directly with PMs and Analysts to dissect their investment process; translate general trading requirements into precise technical specifications (e.g., compute requirements, library dependencies, data latency needs)
Training & Adoption: Deliver high-touch, technical training to quantitative and discretionary users; create code samples (Jupyter notebooks), documentation, and runbooks to drive platform adoption
Hands-on Engineering: Provision and configure complex research, data, and trading environments using Python, SQL, AWS, Airflow, and GitHub
Feedback Loop: Act as the "voice of the customer" back to core engineering teams, identifying platform gaps and testing new features before they reach the investment teams
Onboarding Execution: Manage the technical delivery for assigned investment teams from intake to go-live, ensuring all technical milestones are met on schedule
Cross-Functional Orchestration: Coordinate technically complex requests across specialized engineering pods (e.g., High Performance Computing, Market Data, Security) and track them to closure
Operational Rigor: Maintain accurate status updates and technical documentation for all assigned projects, escalating blockers to leadership proactively
Qualification
Required
5+ years in hedge-fund, prop-trading, fintech, or quantitative developer roles
Strong technical command of the core technology stack driving a modern hedge fund: including proficiency in Python and SQL, Cloud/Infrastructure (AWS, Linux, Compute Farms), and SDLC processes (CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes)
Experience with critical industry applications (e.g., Airflow/Orchestration, Research Platforms, PMS/Risk systems) is highly preferred
Deep Business Domain Knowledge: Nuanced understanding of Front Office investment workflows. Must be conversant in financial instruments (Equities, Macro, Fixed Income, and/or Commodities) and the specific data/analytics needs associated with them
Exceptional Communication: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and discuss sophisticated trading strategies with engineers
Resourceful Owner Mindset: Thrives in fast-moving, ambiguity-rich environments with a focus on solving problems independently
Preferred
Experience with critical industry applications (e.g., Airflow/Orchestration, Research Platforms, PMS/Risk systems) is highly preferred
Company
Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a diversified global investment firm founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder, and Taylor O'Malley.
1001-5000 employees
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