GFI Portfolio Construction Specialist

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Putnam Investment Management LLC seeks a GFI Portfolio Construction Specialist in Boston, MA.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of a GFI Portfolio Construction Specialist?

Serve as the quantitative sector specialist for Emerging Markets fixed income asset class, including local rates and FX and sovereign debt.

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?

Requires Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Engineering or a directly related field and three (3) years of experience as a Quantitative Analyst or related occupation.

Prior experience must include the below skills / tools :

Requires (2) years of experience -

In advanced quantitative methods including time-series analysis, optimization, stochastic processes, econometrics, algorithms;

Associated computational methods for their practical implementation, including simulation and advanced Monte Carlo methods;

Machine learning methodologies, and in manipulating large datasets;

Leveraging Python, R, Matlab, VBA, and SQL;

Utilizing Pandas, Numpy, PySpark, Scikit-Learn, Statsmodel, Cvxopt, and tidyr;

Conducting IDEs including Jupyter, Spyder, Databricks, RStudio, Matlab, Excel, and SQL Developer; and

Object-oriented programming and work and design classes for use by other users.

• Telecommuting and / or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.