Sr. Portfolio Manager – $100/hr

Institute of Project Management; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management organization seeks an experienced contractor for a role requiring over 8 years in portfolio management and investment strategy. This position involves collaboration with AI researchers to enhance portfolio optimization models, provide strategic feedback, and contribute to evaluation frameworks. The contractor will be expected to articulate investment decisions clearly and understand advanced financial modeling tools. This is a remote contract role offering $100/hour and a commitment of 20 to 30 hours per week.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in portfolio management, investment strategy, or asset management.
• Strong understanding of risk analytics and asset allocation.
• Excellent ability to articulate investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI researchers to optimize AI models.
• Review model outputs for investment reasoning and accuracy.
• Provide expert feedback on asset selection and market interpretation.

Skills

Portfolio management

Risk analytics

Asset allocation

Portfolio optimization

Financial modeling tools

Education

Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics or CFA/MBA

Tools

Python

Excel

R

MATLAB

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Type: Contract

Compensation: $100/hour

Commitment: 20–30 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI researchers to train, evaluate, and improve AI models that simulate portfolio construction, optimization, and risk management.
• Review and assess model outputs for investment reasoning quality, portfolio allocation accuracy, and consistency with real-world financial logic.
• Provide expert feedback on strategy design, asset selection, risk-reward tradeoffs, and market interpretation.
• Contribute to the creation of evaluation frameworks that benchmark model performance against established portfolio management principles.
• Participate in synchronous collaboration sessions (4-hour windows, 2–3 times per week) to discuss experiments, analyze model outputs, and provide structured guidance on investment strategy and decision flow.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 8+ years of experience in portfolio management, investment strategy, or asset management.
• Strong understanding of risk analytics, asset allocation, portfolio optimization, and performance attribution.
• Proficiency in financial modeling tools and analytical platforms (Python, Excel, R, or MATLAB).
• Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or CFA / MBA designation.
• Excellent ability to articulate and rationalize investment decisions.

Hourly contractor through Mercor.

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