Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction — Indianapolis

This fully remote Quantitative Researcher - Portfolio Construction opening serves Indianapolis, IN and will build portfolio methods that translate research signals into controlled exposures. Applicants must be based in the Indianapolis, IN area. The position adds Eastern Time coordination of morning research, intraday decisions, and post-close checks.

Compensation and Benefits

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

About the Role

This opening gives the Indianapolis, IN hire responsibility for allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics, with operating coverage focused on Eastern Time coordination of morning research, intraday decisions, and post-close checks. You will connect research, engineering, trading, and risk without hiding uncertainty or operational tradeoffs.

Indianapolis Operating Focus

The Indianapolis opening emphasizes process ownership, practical review standards, and unambiguous escalation paths. Morning research conclusions must be translated into explicit live-market checks before the open. During the session, the opening owns the point where observation becomes escalation. Final reconciliation confirms that every material exception has evidence, a disposition, and either a completed action or a named next owner. For this role, that means direct ownership of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Eastern Time coordination of morning research, intraday decisions, and post-close checks.

First Review Cycle

During the initial operating review in Indianapolis, IN, you will examine portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review while the assigned schedule covers Eastern Time coordination of morning research, intraday decisions, and post-close checks. Normal controls remain in force throughout the review. You will first complete this task: Develop allocation and risk-budgeting methods. You will then complete this task: Model factor, sector, liquidity, and concentration constraints. The Indianapolis opening emphasizes process ownership, practical review standards, and unambiguous escalation paths. An unexpected result stays open until the evidence supports a disposition. The review closes only after another specialist can reproduce the key checks and identify the evidence behind the outcome for 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 coordination of morning research, intraday decisions, and post-close checks.

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 Indianapolis, IN 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.