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TIAA Investment Engineer - Performance Analytics
  • Position Number: 6859323
  • Location: New York, NY
  • Position Type: Business - Finance

We're looking for a Data Engineer to join our investment technology team and help ensure the accuracy, consistency, and explainability of portfolio performance across our platform. Our platform was designed to support millions of accounts across custom benchmarks and multi-sleeve portfolio structures. The systems that power these are sophisticated and deeply integrated into daily after-tax reporting and trading. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of data, finance, and scalable systems, and who takes satisfaction in getting to the bottom of numerical discrepancies others can't explain. You'll work closely with our quant and engineering teams to analyze differences between modeled and actual portfolio returns, and conduct performance attribution — helping to identify root causes, validate fixes, and strengthen the robustness of our performance analytics

Key Responsibilities and Duties

(Degree) Preferred Work Experience 3+ Years Required; 5+ Years Preferred Career Level 7IC Qualifications: Required: 1-4 years of experience in investment analytics, portfolio accounting, or data engineering/analytics. Preferred: 5 years of experience in investment analytics, portfolio accounting, or data engineering/analytics. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field. Proficiency in both Python and SQL is required. Solid understanding of investment performance concepts, including returns, benchmarks, attribution, and reconciliation. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail. Comfortable working in fast-moving, high-accountability environments where accuracy and speed both matter. Experience with data visualization or workflow automation tools is a plus. Success in This Role Means: Performance discrepancies are analyzed and resolved quickly and accurately. Root causes are documented and permanently addressed through engineering improvements. Reporting data is fully trusted by stakeholders across PM, Ops, and Engineering. You become the go-to expert on performance integrity within a sophisticated, data-driven investment platform.

Base Pay Range: $151,500/yr - $186,000/yr Actual base

Company Overview Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world's largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy. Visit www.nuveen.com to learn more about us.

Our Culture of Impact At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

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