GFI Portfolio Construction Specialist - Boston Massachusetts

Company: Franklin Templeton
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Posted On: 04/25/2024

At Franklin Templeton, we're advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that's both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs.

Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!

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.**.
  
  Franklin Templeton offers employees a competitive and valuable range of total rewards-monetary and non-monetary-designed to support the whole person and to recognize their time, talents, and results. Along with base compensation, other compensation is offered such as a discretionary bonus, 401k plan, health insurance, and other perks. There are several factors taken into consideration in making compensation decisions including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. At Franklin Templeton, we apply a total reward philosophy where all aspects of compensation and benefits are taken into consideration in determining compensation.
  
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  What makes Franklin Templeton unique?
  
  In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards-the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.
  
  Highlights of our benefits include:
  • Three weeks paid time off the first year
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with 85% company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to the IRS limits
  • Employee Stock Investment Program
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Purchase of company funds with no sales charge
  • Onsite fitness center and recreation center
  • Onsite cafeteria
    
    We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture and values, and is an important element of how we achieve success.
    
    We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals.
    
    Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. We invite you to visit us at Franklin Templeton Careers to learn more about our company, career opportunities and recruitment process.
    
    Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for, or apply for, one of our positions please send an email to accommodations@FranklinTempleton.com . In your email, please include the accommodation you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for accommodations will receive a response. More...

        

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