Institutional Equity Trading and Portfolio Implementation
Atlanta
Trading /
Full-time /
On-site
Join a high-performing team and drive trade execution and portfolio implementation at a leading institutional asset manager.
Are you energized by financial markets? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment where precision matters? Are you analytical, detail-oriented, and excited by the challenge of executing trades across global equity markets? Do you enjoy working with data and improving processes? Do you want to work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture?
What You Will Do
- Deploy client capital in global stock markets by generating trades for separate account clients, private funds, mutual funds and ETFs.
- Monitor execution quality and trading performance, including adherence to strategy, timeliness, transaction costs, best execution standards, and broker effectiveness.
- Manage portfolio implementation activities related to new account funding, rebalancing, tax harvesting, withdrawals, and liquidations for both Institutional SMAs and UMAs.
- Collaborate with portfolio managers, operations and compliance teams to coordinate trade flows, facilitate trade settlement and reporting, and resolve issues.
- Instigate and execute process improvement initiatives that enhance our trading function and the firm.
What We Are Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree (Finance, Accounting, Economics, Math, or related field preferred but not required).
- Strong analytical and organizational skills with a high attention to detail.
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for financial markets and asset management.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Team-oriented focus with a desire to contribute and learn.
- A mindset focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Bonus Points For
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, VBA/macros).
- Experience or interest in using tools like Python, Power Query, or AI to automate workflows.
- Experience with Bloomberg AIM or other order management systems.
Why Join Us
- Meaningful Work: Play a key role in deploying billions of dollars of client capital across global portfolios.
- Learning: Work with experienced professionals and deepen your understanding of markets and portfolio construction.
- Collaborative culture: Join a tight-knit, high-performing team that values curiosity, precision, and impact.
- Career path: Grow your career in a firm that values ongoing learning, and professional growth.
EARNEST Partners is an award-winning, employee-owned asset management firm headquartered in Atlanta. We manage over $30 billion in equities and fixed income assets for a diverse client base, including corporate pension plans, state and municipal retirement systems, foundations, endowments, and high-net-worth individuals. Our collaborative and fast-paced culture values high-caliber talent, innovative thinking, and a passion for learning.
We believe the quality and experience of our team is an important competitive advantage.
