Acadian Asset Management is a global, systematic investment manager at the forefront of data-driven investing since 1986. Headquartered in Boston, with locations in Singapore, London, and Sydney, we manage over $195 billion on behalf of leading institutions worldwide—including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds. We harness advanced technology, rich datasets, and multidisciplinary expertise to help clients navigate complex markets and uncover insights that may be overlooked by traditional approaches.
What sets Acadian apart is our people. We foster a collaborative, intellectually curious environment where ideas are tested, diverse perspectives are welcomed, and innovation thrives. We’re united by a shared purpose: delivering effective client outcomes and supporting one another in work that’s both challenging and rewarding. We offer a flexible hybrid work environment, strong benefits, and a casual but focused office culture—all designed to support the meaningful, collaborative work that defines Acadian.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a London-based Portfolio Manager to join our Equity Portfolio Management team. Our Equity Portfolio Management team oversees our benchmark-relative active quantitative equity strategies from Boston, London, and Singapore. This person will be expected to demonstrate senior presence both internally, via portfolio oversight and research, and externally, via face-to-face meetings and presentations. This role will report into a Boston-based manager. Acadian supports a hybrid work environment; employees are on-site in the London office 3 days a week.
What You’ll Do:
- Work closely with other portfolio managers to oversee and manage our client portfolios, including monitoring portfolios and approving trades
- Work with researchers and analysts to identify and deploy enhancements to our investment process
- Lead meetings with clients, consultants, and prospects to communicate and explain portfolio performance, positioning, and Acadian’s systematic investment process
- Participate in internal investment policy discussions and decisions
- Answer ad-hoc inquiries from clients, consultants, and prospects
We’re Looking for Teammates With:
- An advanced degree, Ph.D. preferred, with distinguished academic record in economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, or similar discipline
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in finance, preferably asset management, investment consulting, or academia, with emphasis on quantitative investing and risk management
- Ability to perform deep reviews of our equity portfolios, generate ideas and recommendations to improve our systematic portfolio management process
- Willingness and ability to work in a team-first, collegial, and result-oriented environment
- Superior verbal and written communications skills (English required, other languages welcome)
- Strong programming background required, e.g., in Python
- Ability to conduct meetings with clients and prospects
- Willingness to travel 35 – 50% of the time
To apply for this position or view Acadian’s open roles, please visit the Careers section of our website at: http://www.acadian-asset.com/careers/Job-opportunities. We will contact only selected candidates. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected].
Acadian Asset Management LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or parenthood, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Skills Required
- Advanced degree in economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, or similar discipline
- Ph.D. (preferred)
- Minimum of 10 years' experience in finance, asset management, investment consulting, or academia with emphasis on quantitative investing and risk management
- Strong programming background, e.g., Python
- Ability to perform deep reviews of equity portfolios and generate improvement recommendations
- Experience monitoring portfolios and approving trades
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-first, collegial, result-oriented environment
- Superior verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to lead face-to-face meetings and presentations with clients, consultants, and prospects
- Willingness to travel 35-50% of the time
- London-based, able to be on-site in the London office three days per week
What We Do
Acadian Asset Management is a global, systematic investment manager. Founded in 1986, Acadian is head-quartered in Boston, with affiliates in London, Singapore, and Sydney. We find our edge in the convergence of talented people, rich data, and powerful tools – all underpinned by a collegial culture with an ardent appetite for continuous research and healthy debate. Building on the idea that markets are inefficient, we were among the first firms in the world to apply data and technology to the systematic evaluation of global investments. With over 35 years of data-driven insights, we manage equity and credit strategies intended to deliver active returns and alternative strategies designed to deliver absolute, uncorrelated results. Our sustainable investing capabilities provide a platform for both client-specific solutions and a cutting-edge approach to engagement. DISCLOSURE: Acadian Asset Management is not responsible for the content provided on any linked external site and makes no warranties, express or implied, for the accuracy of any content or use of a third-party website and assumes no liability for any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions for third-party website content. While Acadian is providing a link to a third-party website, Acadian does not control, approve, or endorse the website or any of its contents, its sponsor, or any of the policies, activities, products, or services offered on the site or by any advertiser on the site.
