High Yield institutional sales. – NY/USA recruitment

One of the most aggressively growing, and industry leading houses in the US markets, is looking to expand its Fixed Income sales desks in New York, Austin, Los Angeles, and Chicago, the addition of strong and experienced sales people. Applicants should have a product focus upon High Yield, Distressed Debt, Investment Grade or Mortgage Backed Securities (or be a generalist covering some or all of the above).

Responsibilities of the role will be to expand the desk’s coverage of the US Institutional markets, and aid the continued establishment of the firm as one of the leading Fixed Income houses in the US markets. Successful applicants will also be expected to quickly open lines, proactively sell, and execute trades on the behalf of clients, thus generating revenue for the desk.

The ideal applicant will have:

• A strong history in FI sales, within HY / DD / IG / MBS, and a proven ability to generate revenue within these markets.

• A transferable account list of institutional contacts.

• A strong entrepreneurial flair, and the ability to proactively build out a business.

• A thorough knowledge of a range of fixed income products.

This is an exciting opportunity for strong FI sales traders to join on of the most aggressively growing, and leading shops in the US markets, and enjoy a strong platform from which to sell, with a large quantity of balance sheet/capital to utilise in trades, and one of the strongest analysis teams in the markets. Further perquisites include one of the most lucrative compensation schemes in the markets, and excellent opportunities for career progression, in a highly meritocratic environment.