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title: 'Marketing & Investor Relations at Aquatic Capital Management'
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# Marketing & Investor Relations at Aquatic Capital Management

- **Company:** Aquatic Capital Management
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aquaticcapitalmanagement/jobs/8909322002

## Job description

Aquatic was founded with a shared passion for tackling some of the most complex challenges in one of the world’s most competitive arenas—global financial markets. From the very beginning, we have been driven by a deep commitment to applying cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovation to deliver unparalleled performance. Our journey is one of continuous growth and exploration, marked by a spirit of curiosity and relentless drive for excellence.

At Aquatic, we are actively recruiting for an Investor Relations & Marketing professional to join our team in New York. This role is focused on raising capital for Aquatic, mainly by bringing in new commitments from prospective investors, and on building the firm's reputation across the investor community to support future fundraising. You will also bring feedback and insights from the market back into the firm to help determine where Aquatic can improve its offerings.

You will work closely with senior leadership and colleagues across the firm, and represent Aquatic to current and prospective investors in the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The work is relationship-driven and highly visible, and it is directly tied to the growth of the firm.

## Role Details

- Lead efforts to raise new capital for Aquatic, bringing in commitments from prospective investors, with a particular focus on international investors.
- Identify and develop prospective investors through existing and new networks of contacts.
- Meet and build relationships with existing investors, understand their needs and history with Aquatic, and identify which investors may increase their allocations.
- Lead all aspects of investor communications, presentations, and meetings, including marketing materials, monthly distributions, the annual update letter, and ad hoc investor queries.
- Develop and refine the firm's marketing strategy, including a detailed marketing plan that extends fundraising efforts beyond short-term needs and is consistent with the firm's future direction.
- Represent the firm at industry events and travel to meet investors across the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
- Staff investor meetings thoughtfully, with an appreciation of relationship history and sensitivity to each investor's needs.
- Provide feedback on investor requirements and market appetite to help guide business development, firm strategy, and investment sector selection.

Technical Experience

- Bachelor's degree required.
- 6+ years of experience in investor relations, capital raising, or institutional sales at a hedge fund, asset manager, or similar firm.
- Demonstrated track record of raising capital from institutional investors such as pensions, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and funds of funds.
- An established network of institutional investor relationships. International relationships in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East are strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of hedge fund strategies and the ability to communicate Aquatic's investment approach and performance clearly to investors.
- Experience producing investor materials, including presentations, monthly reporting, and annual letters.
- Willingness to travel, domestically and internationally.
- Helpful but not required: experience marketing quantitative or systematic trading strategies.

Candidate Qualities

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong relationship builder with sound judgment and sensitivity to investor history and needs
- Strong bias for action
- Driven by accountability and internal urgency
- A nimble, partner-like approach to client relationships
- Collaborates well internally and builds strong relationships with the current team
- Carries and represents the best of Aquatic's culture in every investor interaction
- Motivated by an ambitious environment and driven colleagues
- Self-directed and able to work independently, owning priorities and moving work forward with minimal oversight

## Compensation

The base salary for this role is anticipated to be between $150,000-$225,000, which is based on information at the time of posting. This position may also be eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as a discretionary bonus, and benefits. Discretionary bonus can be a significant portion of total compensation. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their unique skills, qualifications and relevant experience.

Benefits:

- Benefits: For full-time employees, fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents, competitive 401k plan, employer-paid life & disability insurance
- Perks: Wellness programs, casual dress, snacks, lunch, game room, team and company events
- Development: Open environment to maximize learning and knowledge sharing
- Time: Generous PTO, paid holidays, competitive paid caregiver leaves

[Aquatic Capital](https://www.aquatic.com/)

This role represents a unique opportunity to join a quantitative investment manager in its early stage of growth. The firm’s culture will be shaped by collaboration, meritocracy, ambition, and calm determination.

Aquatic is a proud equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

## About Aquatic Capital Management

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Aquatic Capital Management is a quantitative investment management firm that combines a high-performance research and development platform with disciplined risk management to manage systematic strategies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: Year not publicly available
- **Founders**: Jonathan Graham

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Financial Services (systematic quantitative investing)
- Target customers: Institutional investors (B2B)
- Mission or purpose statement: "Building a lasting quantitative investment manager" and "applying science and technology to build the world’s best prediction machine" [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Systematic Investment Strategies**: The firm manages quantitative strategies across global financial markets, leveraging a proprietary R&D platform for alpha generation and risk management.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue in the range of $5–15 million (unverified third-party estimate) [leadiq.com](https://leadiq.com/c/aquatic-capital-management/5dc09ebcfdf36bee53c436ab). Official figures not disclosed.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed; the firm commits its own capital alongside investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~100 employees (+3.5% YoY) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic). LinkedIn followers grew +47.7% yearly. Active job postings increased +433.3% yearly, indicating aggressive hiring [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Talent Concentration**: Small, nimble team of best-in-class researchers and engineers in a carefully architected environment optimized for quiet focus and collaboration [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Founder Experience**: Jonathan Graham spent 13+ years at Citadel as a Partner and Senior Managing Director, leading the Global Quantitative Strategies business [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Culture of Meritocracy**: Values diverse backgrounds, collaboration, and steady determination with a flat structure where every voice counts [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Commitment to Carbon Neutrality**: Differentiator for environmentally conscious talent [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).

## Strategic Focus
- Continued investment in applied scientific research and development to build a lasting quantitative investment manager [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- Scaling the team across research, technology, and operations, with active hiring in Chicago, New York, and London [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aquaticcapitalmanagement).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Casual, relaxed environment designed for deep work and innovation; daily catered meals, happy hours, and office perks [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Work Model**: Offices in Chicago (HQ), New York, and London. Hybrid/remote policy not explicitly stated; roles appear office-based.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive benefits, mentoring and development programs, open source projects, and "Vacation++" policy [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Engineering & Research Focus**: High concentration of technical and research roles (29% technical, 23% research) with a tech stack including Python, C++, PyTorch, Kubernetes, and more [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic).
- **Employee Rating**: 4.4/5.0 (based on 4 reviews) with perfect scores in compensation, culture, and career [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic).

## Sources
1. [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic)
3. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aquaticcapitalmanagement)
4. [leadiq.com](https://leadiq.com/c/aquatic-capital-management/5dc09ebcfdf36bee53c436ab)

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