Pacific Investment Management Company

Portfolio Analyst/Associate – Credit Desk

Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-3 years experience in financial services or asset management
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field from a leading university
  • Deep understanding of fixed income instruments
  • Exceptional communication skills for complex environments
  • Strong process-oriented background and portfolio risk awareness
  • Outstanding analytical skills with problem-solving capability

Responsibilities

  • Support Credit Portfolio Management team in aligning investment objectives
  • Monitor portfolio positions against client guidelines with Compliance assistance
  • Coordinate trade sizing and portfolio re-balancing with Portfolio Management
  • Utilize proprietary risk systems for monitoring exposures
  • Assist in account transitions and manage cash flow
  • Respond to ad-hoc requests from the Portfolio Management team
  • Facilitate effective processing of credit trades across the firm

Benefits

  • Extensive exposure to industry experts
  • Opportunities to collaborate with talented colleagues
  • Focus on learning key buy-side portfolio risk and return principles
  • Constructive feedback for career growth including formal reviews
Full Job Description
Portfolio Analyst/Associate Team Overview

Portfolio Analyst/Associate team members directly support Portfolio Managers and build relationships internally with Account Managers, Product Managers, Legal and Compliance counterparts, Operations teams, and other Portfolio Associate teams across the firm’s global offices.  On a day-to-day basis, Portfolio Associates use their mathematical and fixed income training to actively monitor portfolios and markets to assist Portfolio Managers in measuring risk and managing client assets.  Portfolio Associates are routinely encouraged to provide creative solutions and develop key tools and reporting methods to support the Portfolio Management team.

Position Development Value:

  • Extensive exposure to industry experts within Portfolio Management and across other functional areas of the firm
  • A broad range of opportunities to collaborate with talented colleagues
  • Learning environment focused on key buy-side portfolio risk and return principles
  • Constructive feedback to foster career growth in addition to a formal annual review process

Location: Newport Beach, CA.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide support to Credit Portfolio Management team, ensuring investment objectives are reflected across portfolios in scope
  • Monitoring portfolio positions and products versus client guidelines in concert with Compliance team
  • Coordinating with Portfolio Management on sizing of trades and re-balancing of portfolios
  • Utilizing proprietary risk systems for monitoring of portfolio exposures
  • Assisting in account transitions and cash flow management
  • Responding to ad-hoc requests from the Portfolio Management team
  • Monitoring and facilitating efficient processing of credit trades across the firm

REQUIREMENTS

  • 1-3 years of relevant work experience in financial services/asset management industry
  • Bachelor’s degree with strong academic background in a technical field from a leading, accredited
  • college or university
  • Deep understanding of fixed income including knowledge of most cash and derivative instruments
  • Exceptional communication skills are required to operate in a complex financial and mathematical environment    
  • Strong process-oriented background and ability to demonstrate keen portfolio risk and operational awareness
  • Outstanding analytical skills with a proven ability to function efficiently and problem-solve in a high-pressure and time-critical environment

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.


Salary Range: $ 90,000.00 - $ 105,000.00

About Pacific Investment Management Company

Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) is an investment management firm that provides a range of investment solutions to clients worldwide. The firm offers a variety of investment strategies, including fixed income, equities, commodities, and real estate. PIMCO was founded in 1971 and is based in Newport Beach, California. The firm has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Size
3,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1971

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