Summer Associate
| Company | American Century Investments |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY, USA, New Canaan, CT, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s, MBA |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad |
Requirements
- MBA – 1st year OR Master’s degree (such as Financial Engineering)
- Strong quantitative skills and proficiency in programming e.g., with Python or R
- A consistent track record of outstanding accomplishments in one or more areas of interest or experience
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely
- Steadfast ethical standards and integrity
- Creativity and unbridled intellectual curiosity
- Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.
Responsibilities
- Work on team’s ongoing portfolio construction projects and analysis on a variety of asset allocation topics
- Streamline our model portfolio environment and our transition to new software
- Create the necessary connectivity between our in-house TILT tool that creates tactical positions and the new software that will be our data repository as well as analytics and reporting hub
- Identify parent-child framework across similar custom models to monitor portfolio construction
- Understand differences in portfolio construction across the model portfolio universe and recommend relevant portfolio analytics for monitoring various families of custom portfolios from a risk/return/attribution perspective
- Participate in ongoing projects related to portfolio construction and portfolio research.
Preferred Qualifications
- Concentration in finance or economics preferred but not required.