Manager, Alpha Analytics and Portfolio Risk

MacArthur Foundation

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
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Chicago, IL
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21 days ago
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About MacArthur Foundation

The MacArthur Foundation is a private philanthropic organization that makes grants and loans to nonprofits and individuals working to advance human rights, global security, and community development. Industry: Philanthropy & Nonprofit

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TL;DR · Manager, Alpha Analytics and Portfolio Risk

Manager, Alpha Analytics and Portfolio Risk joins the Investments team to manage the day-to-day operations of the foundation's portfolio risk analytics, manager return decomposition, and portable alpha program. This role involves monitoring market risk, factor exposures, and currency risks while overseeing a portfolio of short-term cash enhancement instruments and executing derivative-based trades. The individual will serve as a technical leader for data, analytics, and AI-enabled workflows, specifically managing the implementation of an AI agent roadmap and governing production frameworks. Key responsibilities include performing performance attribution, underwriting public equity mandates, and designing data infrastructure including ETL pipelines and API integrations. Required skills include proficiency in Python and advanced Excel, along with expertise in risk budgeting, value-at-risk, and scenario analysis within a multi-asset class framework to support strategic investment decisions and portfolio construction.

What you'll do

  • Manage the day-to-day operations of the portfolio's portable alpha program and derivative-based exposures.
  • Operate the risk management framework by monitoring market risk, factor exposure, currency exposure, and portfolio resilience.
  • Perform decomposition and analysis of external manager returns, including performance attribution and alpha-beta separation.
  • Manage counterparty risk through ongoing monitoring, limit setting, and reporting.
  • Oversee the portfolio of short-term cash enhancement instruments.
  • Design and maintain data infrastructure, including ETL pipelines and API integrations for market and risk data.
  • Implement and govern the investment team's AI agent roadmap and automated workflows.
  • Prepare analytical materials and reports for the Investment Committee to support strategic decision-making.

What we're looking for

  • Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, economics, finance, or computer science.
  • CFA charterholder status is strongly preferred.
  • 7 to 10 years of investment management experience with an institutional multi-asset portfolio.
  • Experience operating within an institutional risk management framework including risk budgeting, factor exposure, and stress testing.
  • Hands-on experience decomposing manager returns, including performance attribution and alpha-beta separation.
  • Working knowledge of equity and fixed income derivatives and the mechanics of overlay and portable alpha programs.
  • Ability to design data infrastructure, including ETL pipelines and API integrations across market data and risk systems.
  • Advanced Excel and Python proficiency with working knowledge of AI and large language models in an investment context.

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