Brookfield Properties

Associate/Senior Associate, Quantitative Investment Analyst, Portfolio Solutions

Brookfield Properties$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field
  • 4+ years of experience in a top-tier private markets investment firm or similar institution
  • Strong grasp of private market cash flow dynamics, including capital calls and liquidity forecasting
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python, with experience in portfolio optimization software preferred
  • Experience with portfolio construction factor models and risk management tools
  • Knowledge of optimization techniques aimed at different financial outcomes
  • Effective oral and written communication skills for clear presentations
  • Proficient in data handling and visualization using tools like Tableau, Python, or R
  • Ability to manage multiple complex projects independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement portfolio optimization frameworks for various asset classes
  • Develop models accounting for illiquidity, capital calls, and sector constraints
  • Create quantitative models for risk, cash flow forecasting, and investment correlations
  • Build simulation engines utilizing Monte Carlo methods and scenario analysis
  • Collaborate with data providers and utilize internal data for investment insights and research
  • Contribute to establishing private market risk measurements and stress testing
  • Work closely with Portfolio Managers and analysts on investment strategies
  • Participate in writing thought leadership pieces on portfolio construction and risk assessment.

Benefits

  • Positive work environment emphasizing safety and respect
  • Short-term incentive program linked to performance
  • Career advancement opportunities through project diversity and thought leadership exposure
  • Access to a portfolio of complex investment strategies across global markets
  • Collaboration with experienced professionals in a leading investment firm.
Full Job Description

Location

Brookfield Place New York - 225 Liberty Street, Suite 3501

Business - Public Securities

Brookfield’s Public Securities Group serves institutions and individuals seeking the investment advantages of real assets through actively managed listed equity and debt strategies. The Public Securities Group leverages Brookfield’s core real asset expertise across real estate, infrastructure, real asset debt, real asset solutions and opportunistic strategies through a variety of flexible and scalable investment mandates, including separate accounts, registered funds and private funds. Clients include financial institutions, public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds and high net worth investors. The Public Securities Group has been investing in public securities for over 30 years and has over $28 billion of assets under management. For more information, visit .


Job Description

The Investment Solutions Group (ISG) at Brookfield is responsible for designing and managing customized investment strategies across the firm’s global alternatives platform, including real estate, infrastructure, renewable power, private equity, and credit. The team partners closely with institutional and wealth clients to develop tailored portfolio solutions that align with specific objectives such as income generation, inflation protection, and long-term capital appreciation.

ISG plays a central role in product development, portfolio construction, investment selection and capital formation, structuring bespoke mandates, commingled vehicles, and strategic partnerships. By leveraging Brookfield’s integrated platform, the group connects client needs with investment opportunities, providing differentiated, scalable solutions across global markets.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement portfolio optimization frameworks for private market portfolios across multiple asset classes.

  • Develop optimization models that incorporate illiquidity, capital calls, distributions, pacing, vintage diversification, sector/geographic constraints, and leverage.

  • Develop quantitative models for expected returns, risk, cash flow forecasting, and correlations across private market investments.

  • Build simulation engines using Monte Carlo and scenario analysis to evaluate portfolio outcomes under different economic environments.

  • Work with private market data providers (Cambridge, MSCI/Burgiss/Preqin) and internal historical investment data to provide asset class level insight and research

  • Contribute to the build out of private market risk measurements (factor models, de-smoothing volatility, manager/investment level dispersion, stress testing)

  • Work closely with Portfolio Managers, fundamental investment analysts, and risk management

  • Contribute to thought leadership pieces and whitepapers on private portfolio construction, design, and risk assessment

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will possess the following:

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, or another highly quantitative field

  • 4+ experience within a leading private markets investment manager, pension fund, sovereign wealth fund, endowment, OCIO, or asset manager.

  • Strong understanding of private market cash flow dynamics including capital calls, distributions, NAV evolution, commitment pacing, liquidity forecasting

  • Strong programming skills within SQL, Python and experience with portfolio optimization software preferred (Gurobi, Mosek, etc..)

  • Experience working with factor models used in portfolio construction and risk management (Bloomberg, Barra, Axioma, etc..)

  • Knowledge of portfolio optimization techniques used to target different outcomes (yield, volatility, MOIC maximation, downside protection) with complex constraints.

  • Effective communicator, both oral and written, with ability to present with clarity, precision and conviction

  • Experience working with large datasets and data visualization tools (Tableau, Python, R)

  • Able to prioritize and work independently on multiple tasks to ensure that complex projects are completed by deadline, with interim review steps incorporated

Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000

Our compensationstructure is comprised ofa base salary and a short-term incentive program (cash bonus). Cash compensationtends to vary based on geography to account for local market conditions and is set to be market competitive. Compensation decisions are based on a number of factors including relative experience, overall years of experience, industry experience, education, and designation

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Our compensation structure is comprised of a base salary and a short-term incentive program (cash bonus). Cash compensation tends to vary based on geography to account for local market conditions and is set to be market competitive. Compensation decisions are based on a number of factors including relative experience, overall years of experience, industry experience, education and designations.

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.

About Brookfield Properties

Brookfield Properties is a global real estate company that owns, develops, and manages premier properties in major cities around the world. The company's portfolio includes office, retail, multifamily, and industrial properties, as well as hospitality and entertainment venues. Brookfield Properties is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. The company is headquartered in New York City and has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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