We are currently seeking an Optimization Expert to work with senior members of our Research and Development group in our Atlanta, Georgia office.
Responsibilities:
The primary job responsibilities are developing algorithmic software to optimize certain problems arising in the quantitative finance such as portfolio rebalancing and trade scheduling. The candidate will be expected to work closely with other senior members of the research group in developing algorithms for both our off-the-shelf software products and customized software that is developed as part of consulting engagements.
Requirements:
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related area with expertise in one of the following areas of optimization: interior-point methods, integer programming, nonlinear programming, or stochastic programming
Extensive experience coding algorithms in area of expertise
Experience programming in C++
Strong analytical and quantitative skills
Other Skills:(Candidates having the following skills will be given highest consideration.)
Experience developing with Java, Python, and Matlab
Extensive knowledge of numerical analysis, simulation, and/or statistics
At least three years of industry experience developing algorithmic software
Axioma offers challenging work in a relaxed and supportive environment. Compensation includes a competitive salary and a full benefits package including 401k. For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter (including salary requirements), to hr-07RD03@axiomainc.com. Axioma is an equal opportunity employer.
We are currently seeking a Senior Equity Risk Modeling Researcher to work on the design and development of equity risk models in our Research Department in Atlanta, Georgia.
Responsibilities:
The primary job responsibility is to research, build, and maintain both short- and long-term equity risk models across different markets. The candidate will also be expected to work on the research and development of global risk models that cover all major international equity markets. Additionally, the candidate will communicate with product development regarding the integration of our risk models with our risk analysis, performance attribution, and portfolio construction software platform.
The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills. The candidate should be able to write white papers that describe the techniques used to create the risk models and effectively demonstrate their predictive capabilities, present risk modeling techniques and results to current and prospective clients. Additionally the candidate will be expected to provide guidance and technical expertise in the area of statistics and probability theory to the project leaders of other portfolio management and trading products.
Requirements:
Ph.D. in financial econometrics or statistics with strong knowledge of multivariate statistics and times-series modeling. Knowledge of cross-sectional, time-series, and statistical techniques of modeling multivariate equity risk are required.
Proficiency in at least one statistical package such as S-PLUS, R, SPSS, or SAS.
Other Skills:(Candidates having the following skills will be given highest consideration.)
Expertise in empirical asset pricing
Experience with an object oriented language such as Java, C++, or Python
Experience with SQL and Oracle
Experience in the financial services industry with responsibilities similar to those described here.
Numerical analysis, performance attribution, and financial data processing expertise
Ability to travel and effectively present findings.
Axioma offers challenging work in a relaxed and supportive environment. Compensation includes a competitive salary and a full benefits package including 401k. For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter (including salary requirements), to hr-07RD02@axiomainc.com. Axioma is an equal opportunity employer.
Axioma, Inc. is a private company that develops markets and implements innovative risk analysis, portfolio rebalancing and performance attribution solutions for the financial services industry. Founded in 1998 by world-renowned authorities on optimization-based decision support, the company is headquartered in New York, with offices in Atlanta, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Axioma is proud to be helping a fast-growing number of leading financial firms to better manage risk, increase returns and improve operational efficiency. The Company is seeking an experienced sales professional to service its existing and prospective client base on the East Coast of the US.
The Position:
The position is responsible for driving awareness, understanding, acceptance and adoption of Axioma products within the investment management community. The candidate filling this role will have responsibility for short-term sales goals and mid-term pipeline management. The first 6-12 months, will primarily focus on learning and applying the early stages of the Axioma sales process, including opportunity identification, initial communication with prospects, and developing/presenting potential solutions. The final stages of the sales process will typically be managed as a joint effort between the Salesperson and a senior member of the team.
The Candidate:
The minimum qualifications required for the position include 3-5 years professional sales experience and a deep understanding of the investment management process. The candidate must be smart, energetic, and comfortable applying quantitative methods for analysis and decision-making purposes. The selected candidate will possess excellent written and oral communication skills, strong active listening skills, and a genuine enthusiasm for helping the client/prospect solve their business problems. In addition, he or she must be able to engender a feeling of trust in the client.
Favorable consideration will be given to those candidates with an MBA and/or experience selling high end software or complex services to the investment management community. Small company experience is helpful, but more importantly the candidate should demonstrate previous success applying a structured sales process. The 'ideal' candidate will a deep list of contacts in the portfolio management community, and will have sold or extensively used portfolio optimization software.
He or she will understand the need to secure revenues for the Company in the short term, but also demonstrate customer-facing skills necessary to build long-term business relationships with clients. He or she will demonstrate an aptitude for leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, and be willing to assume the responsibilities of building and managing a sales team in the future.
Compensation:
Compensation is commensurate with experience and results obtained, which includes meaningful equity participation, competitive cash compensation including fixed and variable components.
For consideration, qualified candidates should submit send an email to hr-07SM01@axiomainc.com with "Senior Sales US East" in the subject line. Cover letter (including recent salary history) and resume should be attached as a single Word document named as follows: lastname_firstname.doc. No telephone calls please. Axioma is an equal opportunity employer.
Designs develops, and implements Java code for all products to support
business requirements. This includes the design of classes, class
hierarchies, product configuration, configuration of tools used to deliver the product,
and configuration of tools used to support the product.
Assists in the estimation of product development efforts.
Assists in design sessions with clients and product management on
prospective new product features.
Mentors other developers on various tasks.
Follows Axioma development processes, coding standards, and methodologies.
Creates design documents, and performs program coding and testing.
Resolves technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation.
Relies on extensive experience and judgment to estimate development time
and accomplish goals.
Keep management informed of development progress status weekly.
Performs a variety of tasks, and adapts to working on code which is
unfamiliar.
Creative ideas are suggested to solve problems.
Professional communication skills are utilized, and made a primary focus
Reports to a development manager.
Requirements:
Requires a bachelor's degree in area of specialty and 5+ years of
hands-on, real-world Java design and development experience.
Strong Communication Skills is a must
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the
software development industry.
Experience in Java SWING GUI Development (Applets and/or Applications)
Local candidates (ie; not paying for relocation at this time)
Additional preferred skills:
Eclipse IDE
JUnit
Experience using Subversion source control
Maven software project management
Experience in the Financial Services industry a plus
Exposure to SCRUM or other agile development processes
Products included:
Java Swing GUI (Libra)----
Portfolio Optimization
Performance Attribution
Back Test
Business API layer (Medusa)---
Java and C++
Axioma, Inc. is a private company that develops markets and implements innovative risk analysis, portfolio rebalancing and performance attribution solutions for the financial services industry. Axioma, Inc was founded in 1998 by world-renowned authorities on optimization-based decision support. The company is headquartered in New York, with offices in Atlanta, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Axioma is proud to be helping leading financial firms manage risk, increase returns and improve operational efficiency.
Axioma’s software applications integrate the most advanced analytical procedures and optimization technology to help clients improve investment decisions. Axioma offers challenging work in a relaxed and supportive environment. Compensation includes a competitive salary and a full benefits package including 401k. For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter (including salary requirements), to
hr-08rd01@axiomainc.com. Axioma is an equal opportunity employer.
**There is no relocation assistance available for this position.
**There is no sponsorship available for this position.
Conducting training workshops for users of the PortfolioPrecision suite of products.
Assisting with application integration including developing customer requirements and coordinating the integration effort.
Resolving advanced client support cases involving mathematical modeling and data integration.
Developing and maintaining training materials including online content.
Requirements:
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong computer skills, programming experience a plus.
Strong quantitative problem-solving skills. Experience in the financial services industry a plus.
Masters degree in finance, mathematics, engineering, or computer science.
Flexibility to travel approximately 40% of the time.
Very competitive compensation varies based upon skills and experience.
Axioma offers full-time employees a complete benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), paid time-off, and commuter benefits.
To apply for this position, submit your resume and cover letter as a single Word document to hr@axiomainc.com, with email subject line Your_Name_jobcodeCSC.
*There is no re-location assistance offered for this position
Axioma, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a venture-funded, private company that designs, develops, and markets optimization modeling and decision-support software for the financial services industry. Axioma's software applications integrate the most advanced analytical procedures and optimization technology to help clients improve investment decisions.
We are currently seeking a Software Developer/Research Assistant to work with senior members of our Research and Development group in our Marietta, Georgia office.
Responsibilities:
The primary job responsibilities are developing internal software for creating equity risk models, automated systems to test risk models and portfolio construction products, and prototypes of new quantitative-finance methodologies. The candidate will be expected to work closely with senior members of the research group to develop and test financial equity risk models, risk analytics, performance attribution techniques, and other quantitative finance methodologies, compile and analyze test results, and report results to the research team. The candidate will also be expected to help with the building of new product releases and maintenance of source code repositories.
Requirements:
B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related area.
Extensive experience programming in Java or C++
Strong analytical and quantitative skills
0-3 years of relevant work experience
OTHER SKILLS: (Candidates having several of these skills will be given highest consideration.)
Experience using subversion, maven, and Eclipse
Experience developing with Python or Matlab
Knowledge of numerical analysis, simulation, and/or statistical techniques
Experience with SQL and Oracle
Experience using a statistical package such as R, S-PLUS, SPSS, or SAS
Axioma offers challenging work in a relaxed and supportive environment. Compensation includes a competitive salary and a full benefits package including 401k. For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter (including salary requirements), to hr-06RD05@axiomainc.com. Axioma is an equal opportunity employer.
**There is no relocation assistance available for this position.
**There is no sponsorship available for this position.
