Please note that this position is open until filled. Candidates for this role are being reviewed as they apply.

TRS is seeking highly motivated candidates interested in developing a long-term career in asset management. Our investment team manages over $63 billion in assets across multiple asset classes including public equity, global fixed income, private equity, real estate/real assets, and hedge funds. Analysts within the program will have the opportunity to work extensively with internal and external investment professionals across these classes, as well as assist on other investment research initiatives.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting or business administration, or quantitative fields such as statistics, mathematics, or engineering, is required.
• Upon employment, credible progress toward earning the CFA charter is encouraged.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Investment Officers and TRS leadership on the due diligence of prospective investment managers, as well as monitoring the portfolios and performance of existing relationships.
• Work with investment and risk teams to analyze investment portfolio performance, attribution, and risk reports.
• Evaluate performance and portfolio characteristics to assure compliance with the   directives of the Trustees regarding investment objectives and constraints.
• Manage the potential investment manager search process by certifying that all proper search related milestones are followed, all contractual agreements are in place and all funding directives occur.
• Research on the System’s existing asset allocation and specific asset class structures, with a focus on optimizing the portfolio’s risk/return profile.
• Prepare statistical and narrative reports within the TRS portfolio.
• Evaluate markets and industry trends to provide relevant observations to investment team.
• Assist investment staff in negotiating and interacting at critical levels with external investment managers, consultants, and legal counsel.
• Assist TRS investment accounting and custodian with all steps related to initial investment manager account set-up and ongoing performance calculations, fee assessments, and other related projects.
• Research investment approaches, asset mixes, and portfolio management techniques to provide for incremental return to TRS’s individual assets and at the total fund level.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• State health, dental, life, and vision insurance
• 12 vacation, 12 sick, and 3 personal time days of compensated time
• Teachers’ Retirement System pension
• Deferred compensation plan

TRS is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to us at the following email: careers@trsil.org