01Overview
Arcana is a portfolio intelligence platform used by hedge funds and asset managers to analyze performance and risk. Were rethinking the tools institutional investors rely onand were hiring analysts who want to drive that transformation.
This isnt a typical modeling-and-memos analyst role. Our analysts work directly with product, engineering, and data science to shape institutional-grade financial software. If youre an analyst looking for more impact, more ownership, and the chance to help shape real tools for investorswed love to talk.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with product, engineering, and data science teams to build robust portfolio intelligence tools and analytics components
Build, interpret, and explain factor-based risk decompositions, volatility forecasts, and correlation structures using risk models
Partner with clients to translate their investment process into repeatable workflows inside Arcana.
Analyze portfolio- and security-level performance, risk, and attribution
Decompose returns to identify key drivers of alpha, beta, and idiosyncratic outcomes
Conduct market, macroeconomic, and security-level research to support client workflows and product insights
Validate, interpret, and clearly communicate financial metrics to both internal stakeholders and clients
Requirements
24 years of experience in a front-office financial role (investment banking, hedge fund, asset management, or similar)
Exceptional analytical and Excel skills, with robust proficiency in financial modeling and interpreting large datasets
Deep understanding of core investment concepts: portfolio theory, risk attribution, yield, drawdown, correlation, and volatility
Excellent at communicating with institutional clientsincluding portfolio managers, analysts, CIOs, and risk managerswith the ability to distill complex analysis into clear, actionable insights
Demonstrated deep interest in financial markets, investment strategies, and institutional workflows
Self-starter with the ab .
