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Director, Emerging Solutions

Geode Capital Management, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298

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Geode Capital Management is a global systematic investment manager.

With a robust infrastructure and talented investment professionals, Geode offers clients the scale of a large asset management firm, with benefits of a versatile platform - flexibility and customization. Our firm is able to offer institutional investors the essential building blocks for today’s changing investment landscape.

The talent we hire at Geode today helps us shape the future of investment management tomorrow, while allowing individuals to thrive and grow in a positive dynamic environment. Geode seeks to enhance the employee experience with a culture of engagement, wellness, and inclusion.

Our headquarters are located in Boston’s financial district, the center of one of the world’s most vibrant finance and technology hubs.

Workplace Inclusion Statement Geode recognizes the value that employees’ individual differences can bring to the workplace. These differences may include attributes such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or age, and may also include differences in styles of work, communications or thinking. The firm endeavors to create an inclusive work environment:

That supports the firm’s beliefs, values and business objectives

That fully leverages all employees’ contributions to Geode’s success

Where employees are treated with dignity and respect

That challenges employees to grow and develop professionally

That fosters innovation and creativity

That encourages employees to demonstrate initiative, individual responsibility and teamwork to achieve business goals

Partnerships Geode supports inclusivity and gender equality through various corporate partnerships. In addition, Geode supports many other organizations that coincide with our mission to enhance our community.

EMPLOYEE CONNECTION THROUGH EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS Our people are our greatest asset. As a firm, we all come together daily for a morning meeting where we review market highlights and share any firm updates or announcements.

Our Employee Resource Groups provide opportunities for our employees to connect internally and externally, create informal mentoring relationships and strengthen their leadership skills.

The Geode Women’s Exchange Network (WE!) The Geode Women’s Exchange’s mission is to motivate, challenge, encourage and support Geode’s employees with a focus on Geode’s female representation. WE! is designed to help female professionals both personally and professionally, as well as be a resource to others at the firm and to give back to those less fortunate outside of the firm.

Geode Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) GDI encourages a positive work environment by actively contributing to Geode’s mission and values and promoting diversity and inclusion. GDI helps to further enhance the Geode community and focuses on efforts such as internal and external awareness building, community engagement and professional development.

Geode EVOLVE - Employee Experience Working Team EVOLVE’s mission is to establish firm initiatives around culture, value and purpose to shape the future of work and create initiatives that make Geode a great place to work.

Geode Capital Management provides a generous and comprehensive benefit package. In addition to our Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans, we offer:

401K Matching and Annual Profit Sharing Contributions

$2,500 annual charitable match

Health Savings Accounts

Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Reimbursement / CFA and Certificate Reimbursements

Student Debt Employer Contributions

Health & Fitness Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Generous Time off package that includes PTO and Volunteer Time Off

Paid Family and Parental Leaves

Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance

Supplemental Benefits including Voluntary Life, AD&DD, STD and LTD

Commuter Benefits including 50% share of transit expense

Employee discount programs

Volunteer opportunities and employee events

Family care assistance

Hybrid working arrangements

Position:

Director, Emerging Solutions Location:

Boston, MA

Job Id:

420

# of Openings:

1

The Portfolio Performance & Analytics team at Geode Capital Management, LLC is seeking a talented and driven

Director, Emerging Solutions . Our Portfolio Performance & Analytics team delivers a broad range of services supporting Geode’s investment professionals and shareholders across multiple asset classes. The group is comprised of three functions: Portfolio Performance & Attribution, Quantitative Research, and Business Intelligence & Reporting.

The Director of Emerging Solutions, within the Portfolio Performance & Analytics team, will be responsible for working across the organization to drive expansion of advanced and emerging technologies across investment and operational functions which include, but not limited to: index rebalancing, flow management, cash equityization, tax management, portfolio optimization, securities lending, and client proxy services. This role emphasizes the strategic use of AI to drive innovation, enhance oversight, identify risk, and reduce costs. The Director will build expertise in cutting‑edge tools and methodologies, offering innovative insights and adapting practices to fit Geode’s needs. Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Performance & Analytics, this role will collaborate with senior leaders to shape and execute an innovation strategy through agile teams.

This role is based out of our office in Boston, Massachusetts and is required to follow the firm’s current hybrid work schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in‑office, with the option to work Monday and Friday remote from home.

Responsibilities:

Develop an in‑depth understanding of the various investment management and operational processes at Geode to identify opportunities to optimize and automate using AI

Partner with stakeholders across the organization to design, and implement analytically driven solutions and oversight tools, leveraging AI and other advanced/emerging technologies

Translate ambiguous business questions into clear technical problem statements and develop AI‑powered solutions that minimize risk and optimize cost

Analyze structured and unstructured data from multiple sources to perform predictive and prescriptive analytics, ensuring accurate interpretation and present findings

Support decision‑making related to product, process, and platform design to streamline the future operating model, modernize existing capabilities, and develop next‑generation functionality

Simplify and modernize how, where, and when information is disseminated to users

Collaborate with business users, leadership, and technology teams to ensure alignment, manage expectations, foster effective collaboration, and prioritize resources

Maintain visibility and accessibility across the organization, support an inclusive culture, encourage teamwork, and actively engage in the investment process

Enforce standardization of requests, technology, and reporting deployment

Skills You Bring:

BS required (Masters preferred) in a relevant field such as Computer Science/Data Science/Math or Statistics

10+ years of experience in a similar or related position in the Asset Management industry

Demonstrated hands‑on experience using AI for Investment Management use cases

Experience working with large Investment Management function‑related datasets

Proven track record of transforming operational processes through cross‑functional collaboration

Proficiency in AI Technologies & Tools, Python, SQL, and Tableau (or Power BI)

Transform ideas and stakeholder feedback into functional prototypes and scalable analytical tools

Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and time‑management skills

Acute attention to detail and effective time management

High energy and passion for building scalable platforms

Enjoys working in a collegial, dynamic, and fast‑paced environment

Comfortable with ambiguity and emerging technologies

Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills

Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills

Skilled in meeting facilitation and process design

A motivated team player who works well independently and with others

Geode is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support a diversified work environment.

Geode Capital Management is a global systematic investment manager with a commitment to a diverse workforce.

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