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Portfolio Manager

A fast-growing electronic market maker · Chicago, United States · first seen today

What is the Portfolio Manager role in Chicago, United States?

A fast-growing electronic market maker is hiring a Portfolio Manager in Chicago, United States. It is an experienced systematic portfolio manager seat, and the advert asks for Market microstructure.

Indicative base salary

$290k – $485k

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Median for Systematic Portfolio Manager

$150k – $250k

1 advertised ranges

Seniority

Not stated

Portfolio management

Status

Open

Ref KQ-56A6E7

Indicative base range modelled from the Systematic Portfolio Manager portfolio manager benchmark for Chicago. Not an advertised figure.

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Based on 1 live vacancies across 1 employer, as observed on 6 September 2026. Counts come from employer-operated job boards we read directly; classification is rule-based and inspectable.

About the employer

This vacancy is with a fast-growing electronic market maker. We hold the employer's identity confidential until we have spoken with you about the role, so the advert below is written by our research team from the facts stated in the live posting — never copied from it.

What you would do

  • ·Own systematic portfolio manager work end to end, from idea to production.
  • ·Work directly with traders, researchers and engineers on the same P&L.
  • ·Measure, monitor and defend the performance of what you build.
  • ·Publish your reasoning so decisions can be checked by other people.

What they are asking for

  • ·A strong quantitative background — mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science or equivalent.
  • ·Practical experience with Market microstructure.
  • ·Comfort with probability, statistics and precise reasoning under time pressure.
  • ·Evidence of shipping work that other people relied on.

Skills in this advert

Market microstructure

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