About the Role
The International Portfolio Management Associate will support the Director of the Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund in portfolio construction, investment research, and client communications. This is a two-to-four-year position, typically a stepping stone to a career in investing.
Responsibilities
- Support the Director of International Research on investment research and client projects.
- Monitor portfolio investments, competitors, and industry developments.
- Attend weekly portfolio management meetings and write meeting minutes.
- Create research summaries on individual companies and/or broader topics to enhance decision-making.
- Research, analyze, and perform due diligence on potential investments.
- Build and maintain financial and valuation models.
- Create research summaries and investment-related presentation materials.
- Perform fundamental and quantitative analyses to compare companies in the portfolio.
- Conduct portfolio attribution analysis to explain performance.
- Utilize databases and applications to examine portfolio holdings and screen for new ideas.
- Assist in creating and updating communication materials, especially during quarter-end.
Requirements
- 1-2 years of experience at an investment management firm, hedge fund, investment bank, or management consulting firm.
- Excellent academic record with coursework in Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Statistics.
- Demonstrated experience and interest in value investing, financial markets, and investment management.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to summarize information and craft compelling cases.
- Initiative and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, Bloomberg, and FactSet.
- Excellent communication skills and a desire to work in a team-oriented environment.
- All Dodge & Cox employees are required to be in their assigned office Monday - Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely on Friday.
- All Dodge & Cox employees must adhere to the Firm’s security policies and Code of Ethics.
- Consideration for employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Skills
- Value investing
- Financial markets
- Investment management
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Bloomberg
- FactSet
- Python
- Tableau
- Quantitative analysis
- Analytical skills
- Computer skills
- Communication skills
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 1-2 years
Education Level
- Coursework in Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Statistics
- Data science coursework is a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $155k - $180k
Benefits
- Coverage of 100% of all healthcare premiums for employees and their families
- Fully funding a retirement plan at 25% of the total compensation to the IRS limit
- Commuter benefits
- Health & wellness benefits
- Backup care benefits
- Matching gift benefits
- Employee assistance benefits
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
About the Company
- Founded in 1930 in San Francisco, Dodge & Cox is one of the world’s largest independently owned investment firms with over $475 billion in assets under management and 376 employees (as of January 31, 2026).
- We manage money for individuals and institutions globally with a single investment philosophy applied across a focused set of offerings.
- Undistracted by short-term product trends or asset gathering, we concentrate on serving our clients by adhering to our time-tested investment approach.
- We build investment portfolios using deep fundamental research, a strict price discipline, a long-term investment horizon, and team decision-making.
- Our engaging, collaborative environment pushes us to accomplish our best.
- That’s why many of us devote our careers to Dodge & Cox, ensuring stability and compounding our intellectual capital across generations.
- This institutional memory—combined with our collaborative culture and focused business model—makes us uniquely suited for long-term investing and enables us to continuously seek lasting value for our clients in a rapidly changing world.
Equal Opportunity
- It is the Company’s policy to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical condition, as defined in state and federal laws.
- This policy covers all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, and termination.
