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:
| 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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| 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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| Windows Systems Administrator |
This position is focused on managing our corporate network, servers, and virtual desktop infrastructure. The successful candidate will play an important role in our Information Technology team and work on many advanced technologies, including managing IT infrastructure operations, servers, responding to user’s help desk requests, and working with vendors to troubleshoot and upgrade hardware and software. The successful candidate must be familiar with VMWare, managing networks, Windows system administration, desktop support and storage area network.
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We are seeking a Windows Systems Administrator. This position is focused on managing our corporate network, servers, and virtual desktop infrastructure. The successful candidate will play an important role in our Information Technology team and work on many advanced technologies. Responsibilities include:
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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