Senior Analyst- Asset Allocation, Wealth Management Advice & Solutions

The Investment Management Department is a core part of Edward Jones' Wealth Management and Field Management Division, advancing the firm's mission of deeply serving clients by equipping financial advisors with high-quality investment guidance, portfolio solutions, and risk-aware planning frameworks. Within this organization, the Asset Allocation Team plays a central role in shaping the firm's investment strategy through the development of capital market assumptions, strategic asset allocation policy, tactical asset allocation decisions, and multi-asset portfolio positioning frameworks.

This is a high-impact opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-looking team at the forefront of the firm's investment strategy. In this role, you will directly influence the strategic and tactical positioning of the firm's suite of model portfolios while helping shape asset allocation frameworks across multiple investment programs and business segments.

You will help develop the analytical frameworks, quantitative foundations, and investment disciplines that underpin the portfolio management framework across the organization. Through robust modeling, disciplined investment analysis, factor-based frameworks, and evidence-based decision-making, you will help evolve the firm's asset allocation capabilities and evaluate, prioritize, and recommend new asset classes, investment strategies, and sources of return that align with Edward Jones' long-term business strategy and investment philosophy.

Success in this role will be measured by the quality of the investment frameworks, capital market assumptions, and asset allocation decisions that support portfolio outcomes across the firm's investment programs. In this role, you will help shape strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions by developing capital market assumptions, quantitative models, and investment frameworks that directly influence portfolio positioning across the firm's investment programs.

You will partner across Investment Management, Product Review, Financial Planning, and other key stakeholders to develop the analytical foundations that drive portfolio strategy across the firm. The role requires balancing quantitative rigor with sound investment judgment to develop recommendations that can be applied consistently across large and diverse client asset bases.

Key responsibilities include

Drive the development and enhancement of the firm's strategic and tactical asset allocation frameworks, helping shape portfolio positioning across model portfolios and other firm investment programs. Lead the ongoing development and refinement of the firm's capital market assumptions, supporting asset allocation decisions across multiple investment programs and business segments.

Strengthen the firm's tactical asset allocation process through enhanced modeling techniques, decision frameworks, and investment decision-making capabilities. Advance the firm's factor investing capabilities by evaluating risk premia, systematic sources of return, and factor exposures, integrating these insights into capital market assumptions, asset allocation decisions, portfolio construction frameworks, and investment strategy.

Evaluate and recommend emerging asset classes, investment strategies, and sources of return that align with the firm's strategic direction and enhance the asset allocation opportunity set. Develop and communicate asset allocation recommendations, portfolio strategy views, and supporting rationale to equip Financial Advisors and internal stakeholders with actionable guidance.

Serve as a visible contributor to internal communications and forums, articulating market perspectives, asset allocation decisions, investment recommendations, and portfolio strategy with clarity and credibility. Partner cross-functionally to ensure asset allocation decisions, portfolio positioning recommendations, and investment strategy are effectively incorporated into investment platforms, tools, and client solutions.