Fisher Investments

Senior Portfolio Engineer

Fisher Investments$120K — $150K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of fixed income experience in a portfolio management role
  • Strong leadership desire for growth initiatives
  • Proven history of communicating strategic insights
  • Ability to manage large data sets and financial data systems
  • Eagerness to leverage knowledge for client support

Responsibilities

  • Leverage macroeconomic and quantitative analysis for portfolio strategy support
  • Review portfolios for alignment with investment guidelines
  • Translate top-down views into actionable portfolio adjustments
  • Lead development of new strategies across a global client base
  • Engage in client meetings and address ad hoc requests
  • Maintain and enhance portfolio management tools

Benefits

  • 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
  • 50% 401(k) match up to IRS maximum
  • 20 days PTO plus 10 paid holidays
  • Family support programs including 8 weeks paid caregiver leave and fertility assistance
  • Opportunity to participate in hybrid work-from-home program based on eligibility
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking a passionate fixed income professional interested in playing a critical role in the investment decision making process. The ideal candidate is highly engaged, and eager to contribute beyond their seat-collaborating with peers to make portfolio decisions and expand the fixed income platform.

The Opportunity:

As a Senior Portfolio Engineer covering Fixed Income at Fisher Investments you will collaborate with a team to develop and implement portfolio ideas and support our Investment Policy Committee's decision- making across all fixed income strategies. Further, you will lead efforts to scale fixed income strategies across our global client base and develop new strategies to address client objectives. You will work closely with our Research Analysts, Trading and Implementation peers and other Portfolio Engineers to develop expertise across aspects of portfolio management processes, including leading rebalances and overseeing trade life cycles. In this highly impactful role, you will communicate your strategy expertise and insights to internal clients and to the firm's largest, most sophisticated clients and prospects, via client meetings and written/visual deliverables. You will report directly to the Group Vice President of Portfolio Engineering for support and development.

The Day-to-Day:
  • Leverage market knowledge with macroeconomic and quantitative/risk analysis to support the Investment Policy Committee in the construction, implementation, and ongoing management of all fixed income strategies
  • Review portfolios to ensure alignment with Investment Policy Committee views, investment guidelines and support portfolio adjustments including rebalancing and risk guidelines
  • Proactively translate top-down and sector views into portfolio level tilts in duration, curve shape, sector weights and security selection
  • Lead new strategy development across global client base to address areas of opportunity in fixed income space
  • Participate in external client meetings and respond to ad hoc client requests
  • Maintain and develop portfolio tools to improve the performance and scalability of fixed income portfolio management

Your Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of fixed income experience in a similar portfolio management role, including buy-side research and trading experience
  • A strong desire to lead growth initiatives across teams
  • A demonstrated history of communicating insights and driving portfolio impact
  • Manage and manipulate large data sets, proficiency in financial data systems
  • You have a desire to leverage your knowledge and skills to support our clients

Why Fisher Investments:

We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:
  • 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
  • A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
  • 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays
  • Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, $10,000 fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance, and back-up child, adult, and elder care
  • This is an in-office role. Based on your role, tenure, and performance eligibility you may have the opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change.

About Fisher Investments

Fisher Investments is a privately owned investment management firm founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher. The company is headquartered in Camas, Washington, and has offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Fisher Investments manages assets for individuals and institutions, including pension plans, endowments, and foundations. The company is known for its investment philosophy, which emphasizes a global perspective and a focus on long-term growth. Fisher Investments has been recognized for its performance and has won numerous awards for its investment strategies.
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Size
3,500 employees
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Founded
1979

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