Securitized Products Evaluator at Refinitiv Evaluated Pricing Service is responsible for providing timely and accurate end-of-day evaluations on fixed-income securities and derivatives. Evaluations are used by banks, brokerage houses, insurance companies, and asset managers for client statements, research, risk analysis, and portfolio value.
Responsibilities:- Daily evaluation of RMBS and ABS securities
- Creating and maintaining market contacts
- Perform client service for existing and prospective customers.
Evaluation responsibilities include:- Assess the fair market value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) using contributed yield curves, trade prices, broker quotes, market intelligence, and other relevant data sources.
- Analyze and review quality control reports to help ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of evaluations.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with market participants, including investment banks, issuers, asset managers, and brokers. These relationships serve as valuable sources of market intelligence, such as indicative bid-ask levels, new issue discussions, trade activity, and market sentiment.
- Evaluate the quality and reliability of market data before incorporating it into valuation models. Team members in this role also engage regularly with clients through the price challenge process and periodically meet with customers to explain pricing methodologies and valuation approaches.
- Clearly communicate the assumptions, inputs, methodologies, and techniques used throughout the valuation process to both internal and external partners.
- This role requires strong analytical skills, sound market judgment, and the ability to communicate complex valuation concepts in a clear and collaborative manner.
Required Skills and Education:- Bachelor's degree
- Knowledge of private label RMBS, and more broadly fixed income valuations.
- Understanding of technical and structural aspects of residential mortgage markets
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Quantitative and analytical skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced pressured environment with daily deadlines.
Preferred: Programming skills with Python, VBA and/or SQL
Career Stage:Senior Associate
Compensation/Benefits Information:LSEG is committed to offering competitive Compensation and Benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $125,100 - $208,500.
Please be aware base salary ranges may vary by geographic location, city and state. In addition to our offered base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP/"bonus plan"). Target AIP rates will be commensurate with role level and posted career stage. Individual salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and equivalent experience. LSEG roles (excluding internships and part-time roles of less than 20 hours per week) are typically eligible for inclusion in our LSEG Benefits program, which includes offerings of: Annual Wellness Allowance, Paid time-off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending & Health Savings Options, Prescription Drug plan, 401(K) Savings Plan and Company match. LSEG's Benefits plan also includes basic life insurance, disability benefits, emergency backup dependent care, adoption assistance commuter assistance etc.
