About TRS

Mission Statement

The Investments Team

Job Summary and Responsibilities

• Public Equity – Domestic and International Equities
• Global Income – Including public fixed income investments and private credit
• Private Equity – Including buyout, growth equity, venture capital, distressed debt, and co-investment programs
• Real Assets – Including direct real estate, private equity real estate, and infrastructure
• Diversifying Strategies – Alternatives, including hedge funds, that seek low correlation to traditional asset classes

Our Ideal Candidate

TRS University

Essential Activities

• Support Senior Investment Leadership: Assist Investment Officers and TRS leadership in conducting due diligence on prospective investment managers and monitor portfolio performance of existing relationships.
• Analyze Portfolio Performance: Collaborate with investment and risk teams to analyze portfolio performance, attribution, and risk reports, ensuring alignment with investment goals.
• Ensure Compliance: Evaluate portfolio performance and characteristics to ensure compliance with the Trustees' directives regarding investment objectives and constraints.
• Oversee Investment Manager Searches: Manage the search process for potential investment managers by ensuring all search milestones are met, contracts are in place, and funding directives are executed.
• Optimize Asset Allocation: Assist in researching asset allocation and asset class structures with a focus on optimizing the portfolio’s risk/return profile.
• Prepare Reports: Generate statistical and narrative reports on the TRS portfolio for leadership review.
• Monitor Market Trends: Evaluate market and industry trends to provide key insights and observations to the investment team.
• Facilitate Negotiations: Assist investment staff in high-level negotiations and interactions with external managers, consultants, and legal counsel.
• Support Account Set-up and Monitoring: Collaborate with TRS investment accounting and custodians on setting up and maintaining investment accounts, performance calculations, fee assessments, and related projects.
• Research Investment Strategies: Investigate various investment approaches, asset mixes, and portfolio management techniques to enhance returns at both the individual asset and total fund level.
• Data Analysis: Become well versed with TRS’ various investment systems to further build out the sophistication of the analytics and consistency of the overall investment process.
• Additional Responsibilities: Perform other duties as assigned to support the investment department's objectives.

Key Qualifications

• Education: A bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, business administration, or quantitative fields like statistics, mathematics, or engineering.
• Professional Development: Progress toward earning a CFA charter is strongly encouraged upon employment.

Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional Representation: Ability to professionally represent TRS with external stakeholders.
• Presentation Skills: Strong ability to develop and deliver impactful presentations.
• Analytical Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Professionalism: Maintains a high degree of professionalism in all interactions.