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Primary Location
: UNITED STATES-FL-MiamiOrganization
: EquitableSchedule
: Full-time
At Equitable, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives - a mission we’ve honed since 1859.
About the Role
Private Client Group at Equitable Advisors is one of the country’s leading Wealth Management teams. We are seeking a talented Wealth Management Portfolio Trader to join our team. If you are excited to be part of a winning team, Equitable is a great place to grow your career.
We are looking for a Wealth Management Portfolio Trader to help us grow and deliver exceptional service to our clients.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Executing Equity Trades In Accordance with Portfolio Management Team Instructions
- Rebalancing Portfolios via Block Trading
- Managing Portfolio Drifting
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Cash Management
- Cash Inflows and/or Funding of Accounts
- Raising Cash for Client Distributions
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Analyzing and Researching Complex Proposals
- Tax-Loss Harvesting
- Asset Allocation Based on Risk Tolerance
This role requires full-time, in-office presence Monday through Friday, aligning with core hours (8:30 AM–5:15 PM EST) to ensure consistent, real-time support and a high-quality customer experience.
The base salary range for this position is $75,000 - $110,000. Actual base salaries vary based on skills, experience, and geographical location. In addition to base pay, Equitable provides compensation to reward performance with base salary increases, spot bonuses, and short-term incentive compensation opportunities. Eligibility for these programs depends on level and functional area of responsibility.
For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below.
Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program
What You'll Bring
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Knowledge / Experience in:
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Cash Management
- Management of Cash Inflows and/or funding of accounts
- Raising Cash for Client Distributions
- Tax-Loss Harvesting
- Managing Portfolio Drifting
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Coordinating with Portfolio Management Team
- Research
- Asset Allocation Based on Risk Tolerance
- Rebalancing Portfolios via Block Trading
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Cash Management
- Experience in the Wealth Management and Investments field
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LPL Enhanced Trading and Rebalancing Platform (or Equivalent Tool)
- i.e. Fidelity Wealthscape Portfolio Modeling and Rebalancing
- Fully Licensed (SIE / S7 / S66)
- B.A. or B.S. degree, preferably in Financial Planning, Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- Excellent project management skills with ability to prioritize and track multiple tasks
Skills
Attention to Detail / Thorough: Must possess and display strong organizational skills be meticulous and precise execution and record keeping. Remains Accountable and Consistently Displays Ownership.
Emotional Mastery & Calmness: Remains composed under pressure, avoids panic, comfortable managing multiple priorities.
Self-Awareness & Continuous Learning: Maintains a learning mindset and seeks to better understand strategies, economic updates, and complex wealth management strategies.
Effective Communication & Teamwork: Clear and concise communication with Portfolio Management Team, Advisors, Clients, and Team.
About Equitable
At Equitable, we’re a team of over ten thousand strong; committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives.
We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to leverage their unique talents to become a force for good at Equitable and in their local communities.
We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork.
We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to make an impact. Join Equitable and pursue a career with purpose.
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Equitable is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.
NOTE: Equitable participates in the E-Verify program.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform the essential job functions of this position, please contact Human Resources at (212) 314-2211 or email us at TalentAcquisition@equitable.com.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in equity portfolio manager jobs.
- CFA charter or active candidacy at Level II or III
- 5 or more years of experience managing an equity portfolio or leading fundamental research
- Demonstrated track of building and running a concentrated equity book against a named benchmark
- Proficiency in Bloomberg, FactSet, or comparable institutional research and analytics platforms
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field
- Strong written and verbal communication for investor reporting and portfolio review presentations
Tips for Your Equity Portfolio Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to attribution style
Portfolio managers are evaluated on how they generated returns, not just that they did. Specify whether your track was fundamental long-only, long/short, or quant-driven, and name the benchmark you were measured against. Hiring committees want to see your edge, not a generic performance line.
Get your CFA charter visible early
Most equity portfolio manager postings list the CFA charter as preferred or required. Put it immediately after your name in the header, not buried in a credentials section. If you are a CFA candidate, note the level and expected completion date so screeners do not filter you out.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists equity portfolio manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by AUM size and mandate
A $500 million concentrated equity fund and a $20 billion multi-asset shop are hiring for very different skills. Read each posting for AUM range, number of holdings, and whether the mandate is active or quantitative. Applying to roles that match your experience depth cuts wasted interviews significantly.
Prepare a live portfolio walk-through
Most equity PM interviews include a stock pitch or a dissection of a current position you own. Have two or three names ready with a full thesis, entry logic, variant view versus consensus, and an explicit exit scenario. Interviewers probe for how you think when you are wrong, not just when you are right.
Negotiate total comp with carry in mind
Base and bonus are only part of the picture at funds that offer co-investment or carried interest. Before accepting an offer, ask whether PM-level staff participate in fund economics, what the vesting schedule looks like, and whether seed capital is provided for discretionary books. These terms vary widely and are rarely disclosed upfront.
Equity Portfolio Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most equity portfolio managers?
The most active employers for equity portfolio managers right now are T. Rowe Price, Caxton Associates, and Northern Trust, and the most openings are in New York, Illinois, and Maryland, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to concentrate at large asset managers, insurance general accounts, and endowments that run internal equity mandates.
How many equity portfolio manager jobs are remote?
About 75% of equity portfolio manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with most remote-eligible roles leaning toward quantitative or systematic strategies rather than fundamental long-only mandates. Fundamental roles tied to analyst team oversight or investor-facing responsibilities are more frequently on-site or hybrid.
How do you become an equity portfolio manager?
Most equity portfolio managers start as equity research analysts covering a sector, build a multi-year record of published recommendations, and earn the CFA charter along the way. From there, the transition to portfolio management typically comes through internal promotion, taking on a sleeve of a larger fund, or joining a smaller shop as a generalist PM. A graduate degree in finance or a quantitative field accelerates the path, but demonstrated stock-selection skill matters more than credentials alone.
Can you get hired as an equity portfolio manager without direct PM experience?
Some firms promote senior equity research analysts into PM roles, particularly at boutique asset managers or family offices that value sector depth over breadth. Candidates without a named PM title should frame their experience around decision-making authority: did you have conviction sizing, stop-loss discretion, or a formal buy list? A strong paper portfolio built over several years with documented rationale can also open doors at smaller funds willing to take a developmental risk.
What does the equity portfolio manager interview process look like?
The process typically moves through a phone screen with HR or a recruiter, a first-round conversation with a CIO or senior PM focused on your investment philosophy and past performance, and then a live case or stock pitch in front of an investment committee. Some firms add a written modeling exercise or a portfolio attribution review. Final rounds often include cultural fit conversations with business development or client-facing staff, since PMs are frequently involved in investor communications.
Where can I find and apply to equity portfolio manager jobs?
You can find and apply to equity portfolio manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience, mandate preference, and location, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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