Finance Expert - Portfolio Management

Headquarters: San Francisco, US URL: https://x.ai/ ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking an accomplished Portfolio Manager to enhance xAI’s AI models by providing institutional-grade investment expertise into our model training and validation processes. In this role, you will apply your deep knowledge of equity and fixed income valuation, portfolio construction across liquid and alternative investments, risk management, derivatives-based hedging, and performance attribution to guide the development of AI systems that serve sophisticated investment professionals. You will collaborate with technical teams to refine annotation tools and curate impactful data, ensuring our models effectively capture real-world portfolio management dynamics. This role requires adaptability, strong analytical skills, and a passion for driving innovation in a fast-paced environment. RESPONSIBILITIES: Utilize proprietary software to provide accurate input and labels for buy-side finance projects, ensuring high-quality data for AI model training. Deliver curated, high-quality data for scenarios involving portfolio construction, asset allocation, security selection, risk management, performance attribution, and investment decision-making across equity, fixed income, and multi-asset strategies. Collaborate with technical staff to support the training of new AI tasks and contribute to the development of innovative technologies. Assist in designing and improving efficient annotation tools tailored for portfolio management data. Select and analyze complex problems in portfolio management aligned with your expertise to enhance AI model performance. Interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on evolving instructions, maintaining precision and adaptability. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Professional experience in portfolio management or related fields (e.g., portfolio manager, buy-side analyst, investment strategist, risk manager, or quantitative researcher at an asset manager, pension fund, endowment, or hedge f