VP, Investment AI Engineer
Acadian Asset Management - Boston, MA
Hiring: VP, Investment AI Engineer Company: Acadian Asset Management Location: Boston, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 16:42:13 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, CI/CD, LLM, Python About the job Required Skills: •Acadian supports a hybrid work environment; employees are on-site in the Boston office 3 days a week. •Deliver reusable skills that encode investment workflows, conventions, and institutional knowledge for use across the Investment team. •Implement safe automation practices, including human-in-the-loop review, testing, and controlled execution of agentic workflows. •Design, build, and operate investment-facing AI agents, skills, and workflows that automate repeatable research and portfolio tasks. •Define and maintain guardrails around cost, data access, agent scope, and commit size to ensure reliable and responsible usage. •Translate complex, often ambiguous investment and research requirements into clear technical specifications, well-scoped tasks, and reviewable merge requests. •Embed within existing investment teams, working closely with team leads and domain experts to translate investment intent into concrete, production‑ready agentic workflows and software changes. •Partner directly with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers to prototype, refine, and productionize AI-enabled workflows. Compensation: •$225,000 - $275,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!