Fixed Income Investment Manager recruitment

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Role Description

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is currently recruiting an Investment Manager within its London based Fixed Income Beta Solutions team. The team is responsible for managing fixed income portfolios, maintaining and improving investment processes and for providing original insight on fixed income markets.  The Investment Manager will be responsible for managing portfolios as well designing beta orientated investment solutions for existing and new clients.

The responsibilities of the individual in this position include:
- Working on and providing ideas for new strategies and funds.
- Contributing towards thought leadership by writing reports on investment themes, for internal and external distribution.
- Successfully constructing and managing index tracking fixed income portfolios based on the investment guidelines. . 
- Maintaining a deep understanding of global fixed income markets and their structure.
- Understanding and enhancing processes on both institutional and ETF product lines.

Qualifications

 Degree qualified in numerate/financial discipline or equivalent.
- Fixed income portfolio management experience.
- Knowledge of fixed income benchmarks methodology.
- Familiarity with analytical systems such as Barclays POINT and Yieldbook.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- CFA qualified or undertaking CFA program is highly preferred but not mandatory.
- Good writing skills and an ability to articulate market views effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Numerical and analytic.
- IMC or equivalent exam recognized by the FSA for threshold competence desirable.