captivate
Understanding the tactics of NYPD hostage negotiation and how to diffuse volatile situations.
Capstone is a results-driven, collaborative culture focused on excellence that is delivered through the collective efforts of everyone on our team. That’s why we challenge and support each other to grow; to grow our skills, broaden our knowledge, expand our horizons, and think differently. Our team is our most important asset and investment.
“There's a lot of information sharing here. There is deep expertise across the firm, and people are constantly talking to each other. They are open to collaboration on ideas and information.”
— Jordan Sinclair, Derivatives Research Specialist
What drives us.
our mission
To anticipate and harness the complexities of global derivatives markets to create opportunities for our clients, team and industry.
our vision
To provoke the evolution of asset management through open and continuous collaboration.
brand positioning
We see the world differently.
Our values.
Transcendent Thinking
Where others fear instability, we find opportunity.
“Our clients are not only looking for returns, they are looking for information in and around volatility strategy across asset classes.”
— Matt Tonelli, Head of Trading
Tenacious Innovation
Anticipate change and adapt proactively to maintain a sustainable advantage.
“You can’t be innovative if you don’t fail. We encourage people to own their failures so that we can learn from them, and collectively recover from them.”
— Heather Haigh, Head of Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion
Deliberately Particular
Promote a results-driven work ethic that seeks out and nurtures the exceptional.
“Everybody here has seen a crash or two or three. We’ve been through it. There's a lot of experience here.”
— Robert Kolodziej, Head of Business Development
Progressive Transparency
Lead through open and continuous collaboration with our team, clients and industry.
“We're open because that's how much we believe in volatility; we want to help develop the industry. We're very transparent and believe in the product, not just our approach.”
— Jason Goldberg, Senior Portfolio Manager.
Rigorous Discipline
Maintain exceptional standards and support one another to achieve them.
“We encourage people to own their mistakes. Many people associate mistakes with weakness, but I believe that owning and understanding them takes the stress out of your position and is very liberating.”
— paul britton, chief executive officer
Pure Integrity
Build trust by delivering results with objectivity and humility.
“We acknowledge that we are going to make mistakes, but we have the humility to take pause, deeply analyze and learn from those mistakes, and that is a key driver to our success.”
— paul britton, chief executive officer
Disclaimer: Capstone’s values are aspirational in nature. There is no guarantee that Capstone will implement or maintain such values or that such values will lead to attractive returns or avoid losses.
Education and opportunity.
We look for employees who have the skills and capabilities to be successful in their role and expand their impact throughout the organization. As new employees onboard, they are guided through their acclimation to ensure an understanding of their role and career trajectory and to set them on a path for success. Our employee training and development opportunities seek to challenge employees to grow their skills, think differently, broaden their knowledge and expand their horizons.
We support a learning journey by bringing in a variety of speakers, providing access to experienced industry professionals, sourcing differentiated development programs and offering training platforms to pursue individual interests. We invest in managers to equip them with the tools to support employees as they navigate through their jobs, teams and careers at Capstone, and ensure their experiences are mutually fulfilling.
“I want everyone at Capstone to understand that they have a large organization filled with exceptional people who are here to support them.”
— Paul Britton, Chief Executive Officer
Captivate.
At Capstone, exploring risk and its associated benefits is a part of our DNA. Our Captivate series of lectures and discussions aims to bring in leaders from diverse walks of life—who also view the world differently—in order to help us understand their unique approach and learn from their experiences.
captivate
The application of a focused and strategic approach to calmly overcome the odds.
“We are a results-driven environment, and we are a results-driven business. That requires a level of excellence to be able to create those results.”
— paul britton, chief executive officer
Investment Team Opportunities.
We are always looking for new investment talent. If you are looking to take the next step in your career, and are interested in connecting with Capstone's Business Development Team,please apply here.
Across Capstone's two separate but complementary investment platforms - CGM and Capstone Solutions - we have deep experience with many types of investment strategies and a primary focus in derivatives, volatility and relative value-based strategies. Collaborative by design, Capstone's investment platform encourages process, research and idea sharing.
Common qualities in Portfolio Manager candidates include:
• Quality non-correlated track record• Process oriented
• Data driven
• Self-starter
• Technically oriented
• Intense innovator
• Relentless work ethic
• Unbiased
• Consistent
Careers at Capstone.
Want to see the world differently? Intellectual curiosity, the openness to share ideas, humility, the highest ethical standards and a desire to excel are a few of the traits that it takes to thrive and be your best self at Capstone.
2022 Investment Graduate Rotation Program
London
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We are looking for highly motivated and dynamic individuals who are interested in kick starting their investment career at an industry leading, multi-strategy investment management firm. Opportunities are available in our New York and London offices.
Administrative Assistant to Sales Team
New York
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We are looking for a highly motivated Client Solutions Assistant to support the firm’s marketing and capital raising initiatives. The Assistant will have a diverse set of responsibilities, including calendar management, preparing marketing materials, booking team travel, and maintaining our CRM system.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate meetings and calls by working with the team on upcoming schedules, including preparing presentations, meeting materials, room setup, etc.
- Maintain Client Solutions team calendar, tracking all marketing meetings, calls, events, and team travels
- Facilitate team travel by booking trips as well as assisting with outreach, meeting setup, materials, event registration, and iPads
- Assist with preparation of marketing materials for distribution
- Ensure CRM system is updated by logging emails, outgoing materials, personnel and company updates, new prospects, and any relevant news items
- Complete month-end corporate card expense reports as well as individual expense reports for various team members
- Submit and monitor procurement requests for event-related spending, software, and other team expenses
- Review and approve all departmental invoices, and organize and renew contracts for CRM and investor database system
- Complete, submit, track, and file new prospect NDAs
- Track gifts and entertainment spending, as well as compliance approvals for marketing materials
- Work with marketers to help ensure the proper maintenance of information related to their territories (i.e., individual tracking mechanisms/spreadsheets)
- Assist with internal and external event planning logistics
- Provide backup executive support to the Head of Investor Relations and Client Solutions
- Other duties as assigned
Desirable Candidates
- Bachelor's degree required
- 2+ years of experience in an administrative role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience with extensive travel booking
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- Experience supporting remote workers is a plus
Fixed Income Trading Assistant
London
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We are looking for a sharp and motivated individual to work within the Middle Office team which is responsible for a broad scope of trade support functions and managing the trade lifecycle.
Investor Relations Analyst
New York
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We are looking for a dynamic and hard-working Investor Relations Analyst who has a great attention to detail and is a strong team player. Our Investor Relations team is friendly and works closely with many teams across the firm. This is an ideal role for someone who wants to work in a complex and fast paced environment.
Investor Relations Associate
New York
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Responsibilities
- Assist the Investor Relations & Client Solutions team with delivering first class service to investors and prospects
- Coordinate regular update meetings and calls with select current investors
- Spearhead preparation of client operational due diligence requests and meetings in addition to firmwide documents
- Work closely with team members and develop relationships across departments to complete standardized and ad hoc reporting
- Assist with the preparation of regulatory filings and board meeting materials
- Help oversee the relationship with Capstone’s third-party administrator while reviewing and tracking documentation for subscriptions, redemptions, and transfers
- Monitor investor capital activity and provide frequent updates to senior management
- Develop strong product, strategy and industry knowledge
Desirable Candidates
- Bachelor’s degree with at least 2-4 years of financial services experience at a hedge fund or fund administrator preferred
- Strong Computer / Analytical skills. CRM experience preferred
- Motivated and proactive. Able to work independently within a team
- Strong interpersonal skills and a team player
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to multitask and prioritize among many time-sensitive demands
Junior Quantitative Researcher
Netherlands
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We are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with both understanding of financial markets
and products, affinity with data processing, automation, statistical modelling and a natural
interest in technology. We seek an independent personality with team player mentality and
flexibility to handle an ever-changing environment. You will work as an integral member of
the Front Office Team in Amsterdam. You will cooperate with other departments in London
and New York as required. The ideal candidate for this role is flexible, intellectually curious
and adept at creative problem solving.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Developing active Investment Strategies
• Developing and implementing portfolio analysis and portfolio management tools
• Data processing, data management and data visualization
• Research and Development of Statistical Learning, Machine Learning, Econometrics and
Causal Inference techniques applied to financial data
• Maintain relationships internally and with third parties
• Other duties as assigned
DESIRABLE CANDIDATES:
• Understanding of financial instruments and its valuations
• Understanding of Statistical Modelling and Machine Learning
• Affinity with software development in a broad range of programming languages (C#,
C++, Java, Python, VBA, Ox and R) and applications (MS-SQL (tsql), Bloomberg, R Shiny,
Git, Visual Studio, RStudio, MS-Office).
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat) operating systems
• Master’s or PhD Degree in Econometrics, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer
Science or a related field
• Independent, but team-player mentality
• Preferably with minimum 2 year of working experience in the financial industry
Junior Trading Assistant
London
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We are looking for a sharp and motivated individual to work within the Middle Office team which is responsible for a broad scope of trade support functions and managing the trade lifecycle.
L&D Specialist, Human Resources
New York
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We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join our growing Human Resources team. At Capstone, our employees are our greatest asset and career development is crucial to our success. In this critical role, you will work on a wide variety of initiatives including developing our training program, growing our leadership development program and building our graduate programs. Our ideal candidate is creative, thoughtful and enthusiastic about the development and growth of our employees. This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in building and driving talent management at a growing firm.
Middle Office Analyst – Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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We are looking for a sharp and motivated individual to work within the Middle Office team which is responsible for a broad scope of trade support functions and managing the trade lifecycle.
Product Manager
New York
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As Capstone scales itâs product offering, particularly in our Client Solutions business, we are launching an ever-increasing number of new comingled and custom funds. The role will be responsible for coordinating this fund launch process across a range of different internal teams and also driving the strategic improvement of the overall fund launch processes. A new fund launch requires multiple internal teams to work together to resolve open questions and develop innovative solutions to particular situations. The role will coordinate input from each of these teams, increase the speed of internal dialogue and decision making and drive the overall launch process.
Senior Fixed Income Risk Manager
New York
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Capstone is currently looking for a Senior Fixed Income Risk Manager to be a part of the Risk Management Team. Our risk managers operate closely with our trading and technology teams in order to drive risk management and risk analytics across the firm. We are looking for someone with risk, markets and development expertise who will at the same time provide critical thinking, taking a quantitative and proactive hands-on approach to the role.
Structurer
London
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STRUCTURER
JOB TITLE: Associate or Vice President, Structuring
FULL / PART TIME: Full-time
JOB OVERVIEW
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-asset volatility manager. Capstone seeks to capitalize on perceived inefficiencies in the pricing of volatility in target derivative markets. Through offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Amsterdam, we trade globally across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, and commodities.
Capstone is currently looking for an experienced individual to join the Firm as a Structurer. This role is responsible for supporting the investment team with research and development of quantitative investment strategies, particularly in the volatility space, and developing custom solutions to client investment problems. This position will be based in New York City or London.
Capstone Solutions was developed in 2010 as a customized solutions platform to create volatility-based solutions in collaboration with our investors.
OVERALL MANDATE
- Develop custom solutions to client investment problems
- Develop and implement quantitative investment strategies, particularly in the volatility space
- Provide research support to senior portfolio manager and rest of investment team
- Back-testing and forward-testing strategies
- Writing client presentations and marketing materials to support the explanation of custom solutions or new investment strategies
DESIRED CANDIDATE
- 3+ years’ experience in a similar role. Investment Bank experience is a plus
- A developed technical understanding of QIS in the volatility space
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Strong educational background
Technical Recruiter
New York
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We are looking to add a highly motivated and dynamic individual to our growing Recruiting team to help support the lifecycle of recruitment for multiple business areas but with a focus on more technical disciplines like risk and technology.
Treasury and Portfolio Finance
New York
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The Treasury & Portfolio Finance team is responsible for the firmâs financing, margin, cash and collateral, liquidity, FX hedging, and counterparty relationships. The team focuses on implementing technology solutions to build highly efficient and scalable processes. You will gain exposure to most asset classes and the underlying derivatives, including equities, fixed income, FX, commodities, and credit. This is a hybrid role that includes elements of portfolio management, execution, operations, IT, legal, risk, and relationship management.