Associate Portfolio Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Remote
$150 CAD / hour
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Job details
- Pay
- $150 CAD / hour
- Workplace
- Remote
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Portfolio Manager (Buy-Side)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $150/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Provide high-level input on portfolio construction and asset allocation.
- Evaluate AI-generated portfolio strategies and risk frameworks.
- Assess investment decisions across multiple asset classes.
- Guide model development with real-world portfolio management insights.
- Stress-test strategies under different market conditions.
- Contribute to training data and evaluation frameworks.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 8+ years in investment management, with 5+ years as a PM or Co-PM.
- Proven track record managing institutional or HNW portfolios.
- Strong expertise in portfolio optimization, risk management, and alpha generation.
- Deep understanding of market dynamics and macro drivers.
- Excellent judgment and decision-making ability.
Preferred
- CFA or MBA.
- Experience managing multi-asset or global portfolios.
- Familiarity with quant or data-driven investment approaches.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Portfolio Manager at Mercor will advise on portfolio construction and asset allocation and evaluate AI-generated investment strategies. The role also stress-tests strategies under different market conditions and contributes to training data.
Requirements
Candidates need 8+ years in investment management, including 5+ years as a PM or Co-PM, with a proven record managing institutional or high-net-worth portfolios. Strong skills in portfolio optimization, risk management, alpha generation and macro analysis are essential.
Skills
- Portfolio construction
- Asset allocation
- Portfolio optimization
- Risk management
- Alpha generation
- Macroeconomic analysis
- Market dynamics
- Stress testing
- Multi-asset investing
- Global portfolio management
- Quantitative investment approaches
- Investment decision-making
- Model evaluation
- Training data evaluation
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Technology
- Consulting
Keywords
- Portfolio Manager
- buy-side
- portfolio construction
- asset allocation
- portfolio optimization
- risk management
- alpha generation
- macro analysis
- multi-asset
- global portfolios
- quantitative investing
- stress testing
- institutional portfolios
- high-net-worth
- CFA
- MBA
- investment management
- AI training data
Seniority
Senior
Languages
- English