Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction — Detroit

Based in the Detroit, MI area, this fully remote Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction will build portfolio methods that translate research signals into controlled exposures. The operating schedule centers on Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $185,000–$255,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the Detroit, MI area
Experience: 4+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

About the Role

The Detroit, MI position owns allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics. Its working schedule covers Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session. You will work with a small group of specialists and preserve enough evidence for another person to challenge every material decision.

Detroit Operating Focus

The Detroit opening emphasizes regime awareness, operational resilience, and practical analysis under changing conditions. Cyclical changes can make a relationship appear stable during one period and fail in another. This opening keeps regime assumptions visible and tests decisions under weaker conditions. The operating process also favors resilient controls that continue to work during high volume, missing data, or a sudden change in market behavior. For this role, that means direct ownership of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session.

First Review Cycle

The Detroit, MI opening begins with an end-to-end review of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session. The review will keep research observations separate from live production decisions. You will first complete this task: Measure turnover, capacity, and stress behavior. You will then complete this task: Create transparent diagnostics for portfolio decisions. The Detroit opening emphasizes regime awareness, operational resilience, and practical analysis under changing conditions. An unexpected result stays open until the evidence supports a disposition. The review is complete when a peer can reproduce the evidence, inspect the decision limit, and trace the outcome through allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Develop allocation and risk-budgeting methods
• Model factor, sector, liquidity, and concentration constraints
• Measure turnover, capacity, and stress behavior
• Create transparent diagnostics for portfolio decisions
• Own portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Eastern Time monitoring of cyclical market conditions and the complete cash session.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with portfolio optimization and risk models
• Strong numerical Python and optimization skills
• Ability to explain model tradeoffs to researchers and traders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with transaction-cost-aware optimization and scenario analysis
• Knowledge of production controls for constrained portfolios
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the Detroit, MI opening.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
• Remote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.