Professional Resume Template for
Hedge Fund Manager
Ethan J. Vance
Stamford, CT
(203) 555-0182
ethan.vance@proton.mail
linkedin.com/in/ethan-vance-hfm | ethanvance.com
Professional Summary
Quantitative Hedge Fund Manager with 5 years of experience managing long/short equity portfolios and executing quantitative trading strategies. Track record of directing portfolios with up to $180M in assets under management (AUM), achieving a consistent 14% annualized net return, and reducing portfolio drawdown by 8% over 2 key roles. Successfully leveraged Python and Bloomberg Terminal to build automated risk models, reducing execution latency by 18% and optimizing asset allocation. Competent with SQL, R, and statistical arbitrage modeling.
Work Experience
Hedge Fund Manager — Vanguard Alpha Partners
Stamford, CT | July 2023 – Present
- Directed investment decisions and trade execution for a long/short equity portfolio with $180M in assets under management (AUM), achieving a 14% annualized net return using Python and Bloomberg Terminal to run multi-factor factor analysis.
- Constructed quantitative risk management frameworks utilizing R to execute Value-at-Risk (VaR) modeling, yielding an 8% reduction in maximum drawdown during 3 major market downturns while maintaining target volatility targets.
- Automated quantitative data extraction and analysis pipelines using SQL and Python, reducing manual portfolio screening time by 4 hours daily and accelerating intraday trade signal generation to under 15 minutes.
- Negotiated clearing and execution pricing agreements with 4 prime brokerage firms, securing a 12% reduction in transaction fees to save $85,000 annually in transaction costs for the fund's main trading vehicle.
Investment Analyst — Fairfield Capital Management
Greenwich, CT | June 2021 – June 2023
- Built comprehensive financial valuation models for 45 public equities within the technology sector using Excel and Python, resulting in an 18% outperformance of the selected basket relative to the S&P 500 index.
- Streamlined quarterly corporate earnings tracking pipelines by integrating automated API feeds into Excel dashboards, yielding a 35% improvement in processing speed and eliminating errors for 22 analysts.
- Evaluated 15 investment recommendations using discounted cash flow (DCF) models and scenario analysis, leading to over $40M allocated to high-conviction positions that contributed 6% to the fund's annual alpha.
- Collaborated with 3 senior portfolio managers to audit historical factor exposures, utilizing proprietary factor risk models to implement a 14% reduction in sector overlap and optimize diversification.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Economics (Concentration in Quantitative Finance)
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2021
Skills
Portfolio management, Asset allocation, Quantitative trading, Risk modeling, Valuation modeling, Value-at-Risk (VaR), Factor analysis, Python, R, SQL, Bloomberg Terminal, Excel, DCF modeling, Prime brokerage relations
Projects
Machine Learning Arbitrage Platform
Role: Lead Quantitative Developer
Tools: Python, SQL, AWS, Pandas
Designed and implemented a statistical arbitrage model that processed 5M daily tick data points, achieving a 16% Sharpe ratio improvement over the legacy model.
Multi-Asset Risk Dashboard
Role: Developer & Analyst
Tools: R, Shiny, SQL, Bloomberg API
Developed an interactive risk monitoring dashboard tracking real-time factor exposure for 3 major fund portfolios, reducing tail risk event exposure by 22%.
Certifications
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (2024)
- Financial Risk Manager (FRM) (2023)
- Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) (2021)
Additional information
- Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
- Volunteer Work: Guest lecturer on quantitative trading at regional universities (2023-present)
- Availability: 3 months notice (standard hedge fund garden leave)
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Market data and opportunities for
Hedge Fund Manager
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$195,000
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$325,000
Avg:
$250,000
Growth Outlook:
The demand for Portfolio Managers and Hedge Fund Managers in the United States is projected to grow by 15% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This growth is driven by the increasing complexity of global financial markets, the rise of alternative asset classes, and the continuous need for active risk management. While quantitative automation and AI tools are optimizing execution pipelines, the demand for human expertise to oversee complex strategies remains highly robust, especially in private wealth hubs.
15% growth over 10 years
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