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AM Quantitative Analyst II

Fidelity

Fidelity

IT
Boston, MA, USA
Posted on Sep 17, 2025
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Job Description:

Position Description:

Performs research and development of investment methodologies to manage personalized client portfolios at scale. Focuses on quantitative portfolio construction methods to implement new investment ideas and capabilities in client accounts, bridging product development, fundamental and quantitative research, investment management, and technology. Builds practical and robust quantitative models to aid all aspects of the investment management process.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Researches, designs, and prototypes quantitative investment methodologies including portfolio construction, optimization tuning, factor risk modeling, and portfolio quality metrics.

  • Works with portfolio engineers, investment managers, and other research groups to enhance the existing portfolio construction process for single and multi-account investment solutions across retail and workplace clients.

  • Partners with the investment architecture teams and business partners to guide requirements for future platform capabilities.

  • Researches opportunities to improve investment management efficiency and effectiveness across the team (scale and process, client outcomes).

  • Evaluates emerging technologies and portfolio construction techniques with potential to improve investment outcomes.

  • Develops tax-aware personalized multi-account portfolio optimization methodologies for managed clients’ retirement goals.

  • Presents investment views and analytical recommendations to portfolio managers and senior investment management.

  • Maintains and improves infrastructure related to the research investment process.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as an AM Quantitative Analyst II (or closely related occupation) performing portfolio risk management, quantitative investment research, and quantitative platform development within the investment management environment.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as an AM Quantitative Analyst II (or closely related occupation) performing portfolio risk management, quantitative investment research, and quantitative platform development within the investment management environment.

Or, alternatively, PhD (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or a closely related field and no experience.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) developing portfolio construction processes and implementing quantitative investment methodologies (tax-ware optimization, tax-loss harvesting, multi-portfolio optimization, and multi-period optimization) and transaction cost models (piece-wise linear and nonlinear quadratic) into Axioma Portfolio Optimizer, using Python and R Application Programming Interfaces (APIs); and creating customized, hypothetical portfolio construction implementation for prospective and existing clients and presenting to portfolio managers.

  • DE designing, developing, and testing multi-factor risk models that incorporate fundamental-based risk factors; designing custom estimation universe and standardization scheme; running weighted least squared regression to address heteroscedasticity; performing diagnostics testing to detect multicollinearity and ensure model validity, using t-statistics, adjusted R-squared, and bias-statistics; and quantifying the ex-ante active risk of machine learning (ML) embedded portfolios, using the custom risk model, investment tool (Axioma APA), Webservices, and Python programming languages.

  • DE researching and developing holding-based Brinson attribution framework for multi-asset class fund-of-fund portfolios, analyzing the underlying beginning-period holdings of the portfolio and attributes returns into Tier 1 asset class level allocation effect, Tier 2 fund level selection effect and interaction effect, using investment and business intelligence tools -- Aladdin Explorer, Bloomberg, and SQL; and evaluating portfolio manager’s active decision making based on the analytics.

  • DE analyzing portfolio positioning, risk exposures, and risk factor decomposition for multi-asset class fund portfolios, using investment and business intelligence tool (MSCI BarraOne), Barra risk models, and Aladdin risk models; generating daily risk surveillance analytics, using SQL and VBA programming languages; and evaluating equity portfolio diversification by running Principal Component Analysis (PCA), using Scikit-Learn in Python and examining the absorption ratio over time.

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Investment Professionals

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

Company overview

At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want! We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process.

If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at:

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Join us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to [email protected], or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

Benefits
Learning & development
Culture

Benefits that adapt to everything life sends your way

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

16-week maternity leave & 12-week parental leave

Student loan assistance

Fidelity is invested in you

Committed to Professional Development

At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our employees to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills and connections that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.

We offer a wide range of options for professional development including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions. Special interest and networking groups are also part of our culture of empowerment, personal and professional enrichment, diversity and inclusion, and knowledge sharing.

Continuing Education & Training

  • Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
  • Video-based training for technology, leadership, management & more.
  • Ongoing skills development and coaching opportunities.
  • Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
  • A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.

Mentoring

  • Utilize the skills of experienced leaders to enrich your career.
  • Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
  • An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  • Opportunities to pay it forward, sharing the knowledge you develop and as you help others define how they want their career to take shape.

Our Commitment

Discover opportunities to build a fulfilling career within a supportive culture that celebrates individuality. We empower our associates to pursue career paths that align with their unique goals and personalities.

Giving back to our communities

Throughout Fidelity, you’ll find a genuine commitment to social responsibility – where we strive to make an impact for customers, while also making an impact on the world.

Fidelity Cares

  • Provides associates with opportunities to actively volunteer and share their talents.
  • Hosts numerous company-wide volunteer events (in-person and virtual).
  • Partners with nonprofit organizations to support our local communities.
  • More than 12,500 associates donate time annually – from interns to SVPs.
  • Impact includes refurbishing schools, donating books and supplies, and teaching financial literacy.

Fidelity Charitable®

  • Created to make it easy for people to support charitable organizations they care about.
  • Helped deliver $14.9billion in donor-recommended grants to charity in 2024.
  • Supported more than 433,000 unique charities around the world.
  • Since its inception, more than $100 billion has been given to public charities.

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