Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction — Nashville

Based in the Nashville, TN area, this fully remote Quantitative Researcher — Portfolio Construction will build portfolio methods that translate research signals into controlled exposures. The operating schedule centers on Central Time review across the main cash session and the post-close operating cycle.

Compensation and Benefits

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

About the Role

This opening gives the Nashville, TN hire responsibility for allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics, with operating coverage focused on Central Time review across the main cash session and the post-close operating cycle. You will connect research, engineering, trading, and risk without hiding uncertainty or operational tradeoffs.

Nashville Operating Focus

The Nashville opening emphasizes clear daily rhythm, controlled experimentation, and direct communication of risk. The Central Time workflow follows a deliberate rhythm from research check to live review to post-close learning. Controlled experiments remain separate from normal production activity and have smaller limits. The opening summarizes material decisions in plain language so a technical or trading specialist can test the reasoning later. For this role, that means direct ownership of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Central Time review across the main cash session and the post-close operating cycle.

First Review Cycle

The Nashville, TN opening begins with an end-to-end review of portfolio constraints, exposure diagnostics, and stress review during Central Time review across the main cash session and the post-close operating cycle. The review will keep research observations separate from live production decisions. The first evidence set will cover this task: Develop allocation and risk-budgeting methods. The second will cover this task: Model factor, sector, liquidity, and concentration constraints. The Nashville opening emphasizes clear daily rhythm, controlled experimentation, and direct communication of risk. Each material deviation receives a named follow-up owner. The closing record identifies the evidence, approval, limit, and next test. A second specialist must be able to evaluate allocation methods, portfolio constraints, concentration limits, turnover controls, and stress diagnostics from the same starting facts.

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 Central Time review across the main cash session and the post-close operating cycle.

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 Nashville, TN 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.