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About the Role

The Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation is seeking a Senior Investment Analyst to join its Absolute Return Strategies and Public Equities team. This role involves significant responsibility for manager research, due diligence, portfolio monitoring, and investment analysis, with exposure to external investment managers and the broader institutional portfolio.

Responsibilities

Source and evaluate prospective hedge fund and public equity investment opportunities across a broad range of strategies, sectors, and geographies.
Conduct comprehensive quantitative and qualitative due diligence on prospective and existing investment managers.
Analyze investment philosophy, strategy, portfolio construction, risk management, organizational structure, team, incentives, and operational infrastructure of prospective and existing investment managers.
Evaluate investment performance, including attribution, exposures, factor sensitivities, drawdowns, liquidity, and risk-adjusted returns.
Conduct market and strategy research to identify emerging opportunities, risks, and areas of potential investment interest.
Prepare detailed investment research and recommendations for senior investment professionals and the Investment Committee.
Monitor existing managers and maintain a deep understanding of their portfolios, investment processes, personnel, and business developments.
Evaluate changes in portfolio positioning, risk, exposures, performance, and investment strategy.
Assess portfolio-level exposures, diversification, liquidity, beta, factor exposures, and other relevant risk characteristics.
Participate in manager meetings, investment conferences and other industry events to develop relationships and maintain current market knowledge.
Support the investment process from initial sourcing and screening through due diligence, Investment Committee approval, documentation, and implementation.
Prepare investment memoranda, portfolio analyses, presentations and other materials used in investment decision-making.
Work collaboratively with Legal and Compliance, Risk, Operations, Operational Due Diligence and other internal teams to execute investments and monitor ongoing requirements.
Contribute to special projects and strategic initiatives designed to improve the team’s investment process and portfolio outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
2+ years of relevant investment experience, preferably including hedge funds, public equities, asset management, investment banking, investment research, or another role involving fundamental investment analysis.
Demonstrated understanding of public equity markets and/or alternative investment strategies.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to analyze investment performance, portfolio exposures, and risk.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex investment concepts into clear conclusions.
Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research and develop well-supported investment views.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
High level of integrity, intellectual curiosity, and professional judgment.
Experience conducting due diligence on external investment managers.
Direct experience evaluating hedge funds, long/short equity, market neutral, relative value, multi-strategy, or other alternative investment strategies.
Experience evaluating public equity managers or conducting fundamental equity research.
CFA or CAIA designation, or progress toward either designation.
MBA or other relevant graduate degree.
Familiarity with portfolio analytics, performance attribution, factor analysis, and investment databases.
Established relationships within the hedge fund and/or institutional investment community.

Skills

Quantitative analysis
Qualitative analysis
Investment research
Due diligence
Portfolio monitoring
Investment analysis
Manager research
Hedge fund strategies
Public equity strategies
Communication skills
Independent research
Attention to detail
Portfolio analytics
Performance attribution
Factor analysis

Location

Downtown

Work Type

Flexible work arrangements

Experience Level

Senior
2+ years of relevant investment experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
CFA or CAIA designation, or progress toward either designation
MBA or other relevant graduate degree

Benefits

Retirement benefits
Employer-paid health and basic life insurance
Generous paid holidays
Multiple retirement options
Longevity pay
Range of optional insurance plans
In-house training and professional development opportunities
Free downtown parking
Flexible work arrangements

About the Company

The Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) is a constitutionally established education endowment with more than 180 years of history supporting Texas public schools.
PSF manages more than $60 billion in assets through a diversified, long-term investment strategy designed to generate sustainable returns, preserve the Fund for future generations, and support Texas K–12 education.
The portfolio spans a broad range of public and private market strategies, including public equities, private and public credit, real estate and real assets, private equity, absolute return strategies, venture capital, and co-investments.
Texas PSF works with leading investment firms and managers across markets and strategies.
In addition to providing permanent funding for Texas public schools, the Fund also supports the Bond Guarantee Program, helping school and charter districts access lower borrowing costs and directing more resources toward classrooms and students.
The work supports more than 5 million students across 1,000+ school districts statewide.
Guided by fiduciary responsibility, integrity, and service to Texans, PSF combines institutional scale with an enduring mission: strengthening public education and investing in Texas’s future.