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The role

Gratia is partnering with a top-tier global alternative asset manager to find a highly specialized PAM Engineering Lead. You will join the Gratia talent network to be placed on a critical, high-profile standalone reporting initiative for this client.

Our client is seeking a highly specialized PAM Engineering Lead to support a critical standalone reporting initiative. This project requires adding five additional accounting bases and involves managing complex entity structures, business combinations, consolidations, and intercompany entries.

This is a hybrid role requiring a unique blend of skills: you must possess a strong understanding of investment accounting business logic while also being a hands-on engineer capable of executing in the codebase. You will not just be answering support questions; you will be analyzing how messages flow in and out of the portfolio accounting system and actively re-architecting workflows to optimize performance.

What you’ll be doing

• Strategize the technical design for adding multiple new reporting bases. Evaluate what the system provides out-of-the-box versus what needs to be custom-built to prevent report latency and ensure scalability.

• Manage complex message workflows, integrating investment cash flows and ensuring accurate accounting basis treatments across interconnected entity structures.

• Work directly within the tech stack to build, configure, and modify system logic, data pipelines, and frontend/backend components.

• Actively leverage enterprise AI tools (OpenAI, Anthropic, Copilot) deployed on the cloud to accelerate development and solve complex architectural challenges.

What we’re looking for

• Strong financial services or life insurance background with deep knowledge of investment accounting, cash flows, and Statutory (STAT) / NAIC basis exposure.

• Direct, technical experience with State Street PAM (Princeton Financial Systems / SS&C PAM) is highly preferred. You must understand its underlying table structures and how it has been built/configured.

• Hands-on proficiency with Angular (Frontend), and .NET and Python (Backend).

• Ability to translate complex accounting and consolidation rules into actionable engineering tasks.

Logistics & details

• Location: El Segundo, CA. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate shortly after hiring.

• Work Model: Hybrid. Onsite Tuesday through Thursday; Work-from-Home on Monday and Friday.

• Employment Type: Flexible. Open to hiring as a Full-Time PAM Engineering Lead or as a long-term Contractor, depending on the candidate's profile and preference.