
Jacobs Levy Equity Management is widely recognized as a leading provider of quantitative equity strategies for institutional clients. Our prestigious global roster of clients includes corporate pension plans, public retirement and sovereign wealth funds, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments/foundations, and sub-advised funds, many of which are included in Pensions & Investments’ top 200 largest retirement funds. We are a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.
The Jacobs Levy culture emanates from the founders’ entrepreneurial spirit, collaborative relationship, and dedication to research. Ours is an innovative, team-oriented organization that welcomes intellectual curiosity, outside-the-box thinking, and practical problem solving.
Numerous social events throughout the year foster a collegial environment and provide opportunities for staff to interact and build bonds. These include pizza lunches, a holiday party, theater performances, an annual open house, and summer family outings such as a cruise on the Hudson and visits to the Liberty Science Center and the New York Botanical Gardens.
Our corporate campus in Florham Park, New Jersey offers a number of services and conveniences, including a fitness center, walking trails, cafeteria and coffee bar, happy hours, and organized intramural sporting events.
Jacobs Levy seeks innovative professionals who want to grow and learn while helping to drive the success of the firm. We are looking for talented individuals to fill the following positions:
Director, Client Service & Business Development |
This position is responsible for servicing the firm’s institutional clients and their consultants and developing new business opportunities. Responsibilities include serving as primary point of contact for clients, consultants, and prospects, engaging in business development initiatives, reviewing materials, communicating investment philosophy and process, investment strategies, and performance, and monitoring the competitive landscape. The successful candidate should be able to effectively communicate, build and maintain relationships, manage projects, and have strong organizational and communication skills.
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We are seeking a Director, Client Service & Business Development. This position, in our Client Service and Portfolio Analysis group, is focused on servicing the firm’s institutional clients and their consultants and developing new business opportunities. Primary Responsibilities:
This position requires an individual who is comfortable with quantitative equity management. Requirements include:
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Equity Product Specialist |
This position is responsible for communicating the firm’s investment philosophy and process, investment strategies, and performance to clients, prospective clients, and consultants. Primary responsibilities include analyzing and interpreting investment performance, creating client-focused communications, contributing to client and marketing materials, and monitoring the competitive landscape. The successful candidate should understand equity markets, quantitative equity management and products, performance attribution, and modern portfolio theory, and be able to communicate investment concepts, manage multiple projects, and have strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
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We are seeking an Equity Product Specialist. This position, in our Client Service and Portfolio Analysis group, is primarily focused on communicating the firm’s investment philosophy and process, investment strategies, and performance to clients, prospective clients, and consultants. Primary Responsibilities:
This position requires an individual with a deep understanding of equity markets, quantitative equity management and products, performance attribution, and modern portfolio theory. Requirements include:
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Senior Quantitative Equity Researcher |
This position requires a PhD in Finance, Econometrics, or related quantitative discipline, with a strong background in technical computing and statistics, to join our research team and entails empirical research into U.S. and global equity market inefficiencies. Must be familiar with fundamental, expectational and market data, have solid knowledge of asset pricing literature, and strong programming skills. Responsibilities include exploratory data analysis, testing various statistical approaches, developing and enhancing models, and reviewing financial literature. Ideal candidate would be self-motivated with minimum 3 years of empirical equity research experience.
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We are seeking a Senior Quantitative Equity Researcher with a strong background in technical computing and statistics to join our research team. The team is responsible for researching all aspects of the investment process from data processing and alpha modeling through to portfolio optimization. Our researchers work collaboratively to contribute to our firm’s leading edge, innovative investment process. We seek people who are passionate about equity investment and motivated to outperform the market. Responsibilities include:
Ideal candidates will look to combine creative insights with research to make sound investment decisions. Requirements include:
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C# Software Engineer |
This position will help with the front-end development efforts of our Next-Generation Portfolio Engine. This role will build out User Experience requirements in C#/DevExpress/WPF/REST tech-stack, maintain current code base, and provide both automated and manual testing of the product. Primary responsibilities include owing all front-end development activities, including researching the technology, validate upgrades of vendor libraries, and development, testing, deployment and maintenance of the product and also working closely with the development team to incorporate additional data feeds, and design and develop visual workflows. The successful candidates must possess strong C# coding skills and have an MS degree Engineering with a strong focus on Computer Science.
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We are seeking a C# Software Developer to build out User Experience requirements in C#/DevExpress/WPF/REST tech-stack, maintain current code base, and provide both automated and manual testing of our Portfolio Engine user interface. You will have an exciting opportunity to build compelling front-end applications, enhance User Experience in the Next-Generation Portfolio Engine, and present investment performance analytics. Primary Responsibilities include:
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Quantitative Data Engineer |
This position is part of our Data Technology team and will help implement, enhance, and manage our quantitative models. Primary responsibilities include researching, designing, coding, testing, and deploying projects while working in a fast-paced environment and improving proprietary data repository and financial data platforms. The Quantitative Data Engineer will work closely with quantitative research and portfolio management professionals to implement new ideas. The successful candidate must possess strong knowledge of financial equity data (e.g., Compustat, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters), have solid coding skills (in SQL, Python, Julia, and C++), and experience working with large datasets. MS/PhD degree in Computer Science or related field required.
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We are seeking a Quantitative Data Engineer to design and implement our proprietary quantitative investment systems. You will be a key player in the Technology team and will research, design, code, test and deploy projects while working in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include:
Requirements include:
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Quantitative Software Engineer |
This position will play a key role in contributing to the quantitative investment processes. Engineers are responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and testing of our proprietary quantitative investment systems. As part of a team, primary responsibilities include implementing and enhancing quantitative models, architecting and managing global data repository, creating high performance simulation and optimization engines, developing and managing investment workflow management systems, and building and extending analytics and reporting platforms. The successful candidate must possess strong coding (in Python/Julia and C++) and analytical skills. MS/PhD degree in Computer Science or related field required.
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We are seeking Quantitative Software Engineers to play a key role in contributing to the quantitative investment processes. Our engineers are responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and testing of our proprietary quantitative investment systems. You will have a great opportunity to build a next generation system for global portfolio management, work with large datasets, and solve challenging business problems. As part of a team, Primary Responsibilities include:
Requirements include:
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Client Service Associate |
This position will be responsible for client, consultant, and prospective client reports, preparing questionnaires and RFPs, updating consultant databases, and assisting in preparing for client, consultant, and prospective client meetings. The successful candidate should be comfortable compiling data, have exceptional attention to detail, and be a good communicator. This position requires a bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of related experience in a fast-paced corporate office environment, preferably in the finance industry.
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We are seeking an energetic, dynamic individual to work in our Client Service and Business Development Group. This professional will prepare client, consultant, and prospective client reports, analyses, questionnaires, and RFPs. Responsibilities include:
This position requires a skilled professional who has strong analytical skills, shows exceptional attention to detail, and is a good communicator. Requirements include:
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For immediate and confidential consideration, please email your cover letter and resume to careers@jlem.com. Please indicate the position for which you are applying.
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