Sr. Researcher

Who We Are

Addepar is a global technology and data company that helps investment professionals provide the most informed, precise guidance for their clients. Hundreds of thousands of users have entrusted Addepar to empower smarter investment decisions and better advice over the last decade. With client presence in more than 50 countries, Addepar's platform aggregates portfolio, market and client data for over $8 trillion in assets. Addepar's open platform integrates with more than 100 software, data and services partners to deliver a complete solution for a wide range of firms and use cases. Addepar embraces a global flexible workforce model with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, Chicago, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, and Geneva.

The Role

Are you driven to find the hidden signals within vast, complex financial data? Addepar’s Investment Analytics Solutions (IAS) team is seeking an intellectually curious and commercially-minded Senior Researcher to transform this unique data into groundbreaking insights that guide the decisions of the world's most sophisticated family offices, institutional investors, and advisors.

This is not a purely academic role. You will be on the front lines, tackling unsolved problems in portfolio and risk management, particularly within opaque asset classes like private equity and venture capital. Your models and research will directly power the tools our clients use, shape our product strategy, and establish Addepar as a leading voice in the investment community. You will be a builder, a thought leader, and a partner to both top-tier clients and leading academics.

Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on the role, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for roles in Colorado, California, and New York.

The current range for this role is $142,000 - $200,000 (base salary) bonus equity benefits.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

What You’ll Do

• Spearhead Original Research: Go beyond existing literature. You will design and execute novel research projects that identify emerging risks, trends, and opportunities using our unique, proprietary data
• Build Next-Generation Models: Develop, backtest, and deploy sophisticated quantitative models and analytical tools that have a direct commercial impact and become core to our platform
• Establish Yourself as a Thought Leader: Publish compelling research notes, white papers, and present your findings at premier industry conferences, influencing the broader investment conversation
• Bridge Theory and Practice: Partner with renowned academics on innovative research projects, using real-world portfolio data to test and refine macroeconomic theories
• Become a Trusted Partner to Clients: Collaborate directly with  investors to understand their challenges, co-create custom analytics, and help them navigate complex investment decisions

Who You Are

• You're an Empirical Storyteller: You have a deep passion for financial markets and an insatiable curiosity for finding answers in data. More importantly, you can translate complex quantitative concepts into compelling, actionable narratives for a variety of audiences
• You're a Seasoned Quant: With at least 7 years of experience in a rigorous quantitative role (e.g., investment research, portfolio construction, risk management), you are fluent in the language of modern finance
• You're a Master of the Toolkit: Your background is rooted in econometrics and data science. You are an expert in using tools like Python or R to develop models, run simulations, and wrangle large, complex datasets from start to finish
• You Navigate All Asset Classes: Your expertise extends beyond public markets. You have a strong, practical understanding of alternative assets, including the specific challenges of modeling private equity and venture capital
• You're a Proven Model Builder: You have a demonstrable track record of building and implementing sophisticated risk frameworks, including factor models, scenario analysis, and back-testing simulations. An advanced degree (PhD or Master's) in a quantitative field is highly desirable
• You're a Published Researcher: You have a strong portfolio of work, such as academic publications, industry white papers, conference presentations, or client-facing research materials that showcase your analytical and communication abilities

Our Values 

• Act Like an Owner - Think and operate with intention, purpose and care. Own outcomes.
• Build Together - Collaborate to unlock the best solutions. Deliver lasting value. 
• Champion Our Clients - Exceed client expectations. Our clients’ success is our success. 
• Drive Innovation - Be bold and unconstrained in problem solving. Transform the industry. 
• Embrace Learning - Engage our community to broaden our perspective. Bring a growth mindset. 

In addition to our core values, Addepar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to bring together diverse ideas, experiences, skill sets, perspectives, backgrounds and identities to drive innovative solutions. We commit to promoting a welcoming environment where inclusion and belonging are held as a shared responsibility.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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