Account Associate recruitment

Job ID: 12802

Position Description:
Established in 1971, PIMCO is today recognized as one of the world's leading investment management firms. With 12 international offices, we aim to provide local solutions and service to clients across the globe. Our on-the-ground presence in Europe--with offices in Amsterdam, London, Milan, Munich and Zurich--spans more than 10 years. With a successful track record in active fixed income management, PIMCO became part of the Allianz Group of companies in 2000, operating as an autonomous entity of the Group's asset management arm. Since then, PIMCO has experienced consistent growth across the range of diversity of strategies we manage, the types of clients we service, and the assets we manage on their behalf.

As of 31 December 2011 PIMCO has been entrusted to manage over US$1.3 trillion / £873 billion of client assets, of which US$232 billion / £149 billion is managed and serviced in Europe. We are a global investment solutions provider with a highly-successful history in fixed income management. PIMCO has expertise and significant resources committed to virtually every sector of the global investment markets. Through both pooled and segregated accounts, we offer a full spectrum of core and alternative fixed income strategies across domestic, regional and global mandates. Importantly, as markets have evolved, we have worked closely with our clients to understand their particular investment requirements and to develop new strategies and innovative solutions to meet their objectives. These solutions might include our broad fixed income capabilities or strategies such as equities or commodities. Moreover, we have well developed platforms for LDI, absolute return and asset allocation solutions.

PIMCO has enjoyed a stable organisation throughout our 40-year history. We have attracted and retained key professionals, in part by providing a dynamic working environment and culture that rewards staff for excellence and their contribution, and partly owing to competitive financial incentives. Many of the professionals who were instrumental in PIMCO's founding and subsequent growth continue to be active in its management. We remain focused on our mission to manage risk and deliver returns for our clients.

Position Overview

For the broad range of demanding tasks in Account Management, we need competent support and at our Munich office and have an immediate opening for an
Business Development Associate (m/f)
in the PIMCO Account Management Team Germany and Austria

Our team both services existing clients and is responsible for client acquisition. Our customers are German and Austrian institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, banks, endowments, churches, etc.

Main tasks:

• Developing solutions for the investment needs of our institutional clients
• Implementing investment proposals in client presentations / pitches
• Communication of our investment strategies and our market outlook
• Developing new product initiatives and sales strategies
• Coordination of RfPs, RfIs and other initial client consultant inquiries
• Management reporting on customer activity, market trends, focus, strategy, competitive environment, etc.

Position Requirements:
Requirements:

• Above-average university degree in business administration, economics or equivalent degree with financial emphasis
• Degree or partial degree as CFA is an advantage
• Deep interest in and understanding of capital markets, macroeconomics and fixed income
• International experience
• Experience in asset management and particularly in fixed income is appreciated
• Structured, focused and solution-oriented approach with high quality awareness
• Commitment to quality and attention to detail; ensuring that the work product is delivered completed, accurately, and on time
• Strong sense of analytical thinking and excellent conceptual skills
• High level of assertiveness and communication skills
• A confident manner and strong team orientation
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Fluent German speaker with excellent command of spoken and written English

What we are offering:

• You become part of one of the world's largest and most respected investment houses
• You work in an international and multilingual environment with our employees around the world
• Your colleagues are among the best global investment professionals
• You can expect a challenging and broad area of responsibility
• Intensive training program
• Thanks to our flat hierarchies, you act independently and deliver your own ideas
• We offer performance-based compensation in line with your qualifications, with excellent career opportunities in a rapidly growing company

Are you interested? We look forward to receiving your complete application documents, preferably by e-mail (tracy.buys@pimco.com), including report cards, indicating the earliest possible starting date.

PIMCO is an equal opportunity employer.
For more information on PIMCO and Career Opportunities, please visit www.pimco.com