Who are we looking forState Street Associates (SSA) is looking for a researcher to join the Investor Behavior Research Team.
The Investor Behavior Research Team produces cutting edge research and proprietary measures of investor behavior that are used by some of the most sophisticated asset managers in the world. We are looking for quantitative researchers who will play a key role in providing client service and who can contribute to the advancement of our research agenda. The individual will be involved in a variety of tasks, including writing market-focused insights and academic papers, development of information products and indicators, contributing to quality assurance processes for existing products, developing investable strategies, and ad hoc advisory engagements.
What you will be responsible for:As Investor Behavior Research, Vice President you will -
- Develop and apply proprietary behavioral measures to forecast market risk and return, and evaluate their relationship with traditional investment factors such as value, momentum, and carry. Analyze and integrate proprietary behavioral indicators with external datasets, including institutional positioning and flow data (e.g., CFTC positioning and central bank activity), to generate differentiated market insights. (30%)
- Drive the development of new research concepts and design innovative proprietary indicators that translate behavioral and market hypotheses into actionable investment signals. (40%)
- Perform ongoing quality assurance, validation, and enhancement of existing indicators to ensure accuracy, robustness, and consistency of outputs. (10%)
- Support client engagement activities through ad hoc research projects, presentation of findings, stakeholder meetings, and occasional travel. (20%)
Education & Preferred Qualifications- Bachelor's degree required (graduate degree preferred) in a quantitative field such as finance, economics, mathematics, physics, or similar fields. CFA and FRM certifications also desirable.
- Experience in sell-side research desirable but not essential.
- Exceptional written skills are essential; oral communication ability and experience in public speaking is desirable.
- Strong working knowledge of financial and statistical concepts including modern portfolio theory and asset pricing theory.
- Knowledge of market mechanics and datasets (e.g. MSCI, QAD, Bloomberg, Reuters) strongly preferred.
- Ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.
- Computer programming experience; Python, MATLAB, SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, and experience working with large data sets.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining strict attention to detail.
- Ability to mentor junior quantitative researchers and collaborate across teams.
Salary Range: $200,000 - $200,000 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street's comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
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