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About the Role

The Investment Office oversees The Museum of Modern Art’s Endowment and Pension and advises on the retirement plan. The Museum’s $1.9 billion investment portfolio supports the Museum’s mission by providing a reliable source of funds for current and future use. This new role will be involved in all aspects of managing the Endowment and Pension Plan, including sourcing, evaluating, recommending, and monitoring investments across asset classes, conducting research into trends and opportunities, and developing asset class strategies.

Responsibilities

Develops and updates strategies for asset classes including: objectives, target return, exposure, portfolio construction and criteria for individual investments.
Identifies and researches themes across asset classes and investments.
Develops strong relationships with key investors to identify attractive investment opportunities, access capacity in constrained funds, and reference potential investments.
Sources creative investment opportunities through a network of investors including managers and peers, consultants, databases and through independent research.
Effectively prioritizes potential investments with compelling risk-adjusted returns.
Assesses relative value and return potential of investments across asset classes.
Identifies key research questions and initial investment theses and creates diligence plans.
Conducts thorough investment due diligence to assess forward-looking risk-adjusted return potential by evaluating the strategy, process, organization, portfolio positions, and historical performance attribution.
Maintains strong, collaborative relationships with current investment managers, a deep understanding of the organization and strategy while monitoring performance.
Prepares materials and discusses asset class strategies, thematic research, new investment recommendations and risk and performance analysis with the Investment Committee.
Communicates and collaborates strategically across the Museum with Finance, Accounting, Retail, and Digital teams on projects including financial planning and reporting, economic and market analysis, vendor evaluations and incorporation of technology.
Meets with investment managers and attends investment conferences, with occasional travel.
Performs any other duties reasonably related to the functions described above.

Requirements

Associate Director level: minimum of seven years of investment experience with an endowment, foundation, pension fund, or institutional asset management firm.
Director level: minimum of 10 years of investment experience with an endowment, foundation, pension fund, or institutional asset management firm.
Strong academic credentials, an MBA/CFA or other advanced degree is preferred.
Excellent oral communication in discussions and investment recommendations.
Compelling writing skills to convey investment and thematic perspectives.
Strong investment judgment founded on deep quantitative analysis and qualitative understanding that focuses on key investment questions and issues.
Problem-solving skills to anticipate and address potential issues.
Highly proactive in identifying areas of focus, potential investments and portfolio improvements.
Excellent project management skills to develop and prioritize investment plans.
Deep network and relationships across investment managers and peer institutions.
Strong personal skills to collaborate and engage effectively with investment, operations and other professionals across the Investment Office and Museum.
Highly proficient with artificial intelligence models, portfolio analytics, risk, and data platforms to enhance research depth, due diligence and reporting efficiency.
Demonstrates a deep curiosity as an investor with a desire to produce high-quality work.
Keen interest in art and well-aligned with the Mission of the Museum to connect people from around the world to the art of our time.

Skills

Artificial intelligence models
Portfolio analytics
Risk platforms
Data platforms

Location

On-site presence is required five days a week during the 90-day initial employment period. Thereafter the schedule is four to five days per week onsite, subject to change at management’s discretion, with the understanding that some weeks on-site presence five days a week will be required.

Work Type

On-site

Experience Level

Associate Director
Director

Education Level

MBA/CFA or other advanced degree is preferred

Salary/Compensations

$200,000 to $300,000
Significant annual performance-based bonus opportunity

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability
403(b) Retirement Plan
Commuter benefits
Dependent child care benefit
529 College Savings Plan
Paid time off (vacation, personal days, sick days, holidays)

About the Company

The Museum’s $1.9 billion investment portfolio supports the Museum’s mission by providing a reliable source of funds for current and future use.
MoMA aspires to be a catalyst for experimentation, learning, and creativity, a gathering place for all, and a home for artists and their ideas.

Equal Opportunity

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at the Museum, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, unemployment status, familial status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, caregiver status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, or any other protected category as established by applicable law, including the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”).