About us

As a leading sustainable private bank, we offer dynamic and personalized services in investment advisory and asset management for private and institutional clients. Our success depends on the enthusiasm and commitment of our employees and we value each person with their unique technical expertise, professional qualifications and social skills.

We are successfully operating for more than 180 years across 30 locations worldwide and offer our employees the chance to be a part of our success. Our employees are our most valuable asset, we are proud of our unique culture that fosters entrepreneurship and is fueled by a high team spirit and the positive attitude of each individual. Join our international team and be part of the next chapter of the J. Safra Sarasin Group. 

Your role

As Junior Portfolio Manager – Systematic Team at Bank J. Safra Sarasin you are a valued member of the Systematic Team (within the larger Multi Asset Team), which aims at providing investors with robust investment solutions based on sound research and implemented through disciplined systematic processes.

You provide the team with strong contributions to research & analysis, investment processes and portfolio management as well as sales and marketing initiatives supported by your current skills and outstanding capacity to learn.

Your responsibilities

• Manage systematic investment funds/mandates
• Contribute to research and improvement of investment processes (tools, signals)
• Participate to marketing and sales initiatives: reporting, marketing documents, investment proposals, RfPs, etc.
• Develop and improve the team’s operational processes

Your profile

• Master’s degree with financial and quantitative orientation
• 2-3 years of practical experience in the field of Portfolio Management, Risk Management or Quantitative Research
• Demonstrable interest in quantitative equity and multi-asset strategies (commodities also a plus)
• Profound IT-affinity, in particular coding skills (incl. Python, VBA) and experience with Bloomberg, Factset, Barra
• Ability to weigh problems and set priorities as well as strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Hands-on mentality and willingness to take responsibility
• Ability to plan and execute self-directed projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English 

Agencies, please note that only direct applications will be considered.

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