Acadian Asset Management LLC is a Boston-headquartered investment management firm with wholly owned affiliates located in Singapore, London, and Sydney. As of 30 June 2024, the firm managed over US$112 billion on behalf of major pension funds, endowments, foundations, governments and other investors based in the U.S. and abroad. Acadian Singapore services a portion of these global assets which are invested in various investment strategies by Asian clients through separately managed accounts, sub-advised UCITS funds, and alternative investment funds.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Portfolio Manager to join our Equity Portfolio Management team. Our Equity Portfolio Management team oversees our active quantitative equity strategies from Boston, London, Sydney and Singapore. This person will be expected to demonstrate senior presence both internally and externally. The role is based in Singapore, where you will be an integral member of a dynamic international team responsible for Acadian’s rapidly expanding presence across the Asian Pacific region.

Acadian supports a hybrid work environment, Singapore employees are on-site 3 days a week.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead meetings with clients, consultants, and prospects to communicate and explain portfolio performance, positioning, and Acadian’s systematic investment process
• Answer ad-hoc inquiries from clients, consultants, and prospects
• Work closely with other portfolio managers to oversee and manage our client portfolios, including monitoring portfolios and approving trades
• Collaborate with other investment team members to identify and deploy enhancements to our investment process
• Participate in internal investment policy discussions and decisions

We’re Looking for Teammates With:

• An advanced degree with strong academic record in economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, or similar discipline
• At least 10 years’ experience in finance, preferably asset management, investment consulting, or academia, with emphasis on quantitative investing and risk management
• Ability to perform reviews of our equity portfolios, generate ideas and recommendations to improve our systematic portfolio management process
• The ability to conduct meetings with clients and prospects
• Experience interacting with Asian investors and a good understanding of their investment preferences will be a plus
• 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, eg., in Python
• Willingness to travel regionally 20 – 40% of the time