Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investments at StartEngine


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StartEngine is Hiring

Job Info:
  • Company StartEngine
  • Position Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investments
  • Location Us
  • Source Empllo
  • Published September 05, 2026
  • Type Full-Time


Job Description

📋 Description

  • Design and own the Investment Policy Statement and the 50/30/20 model portfolio framework across
  • Select and maintain the actual fund/ETF lineup using clear, defensible due-diligence criteria
  • Define the rebalancing and tax-loss-harvesting logic and work hands-on with our existing 14-person
  • Serve as the named investment lead in our Form ADV and in client-facing and marketing materials
  • Partner with our General Counsel and existing compliance team to help them understand what's
  • Set the compliant talking points our licensed representatives will use when discussing advisory

🎯 Requirements

  • You have personally built and run model portfolios at a small-to-midsize RIA or robo-advisor —
  • CFA charter or equivalent demonstrated track record; we care more about what you've shipped than
  • Working knowledge of modern portfolio theory, asset allocation methodology, and passive fund/ETF
  • Comfortable being publicly named as the face of an investment strategy, including in regulatory
  • Able to write product requirements an engineering team can build from directly, without a translator
  • Startup mindset: you're building this function from scratch, not inheriting a department

🎁 Benefits

  • 100% covered Medical/Dental/Vision - pick your own plan
  • Generous Equity package
  • Unlimited PTO and sick days
  • Paid WeWork Usage (optional)
  • 100% Remote
  • Team Off-sites and Celebration Dinners