PORTFOLIO MANAGER / HIGH YIELD
Our clients include central banks, official institutions, corporations, pension plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds. In the U.S. we have offices in Boston, Chicago, New Jersey and New York. We have an excellent career opportunity for a Portfolio Manager, High Yield in our New York office. Individual will join a team of experienced investment professionals responsible for the management of several funds with differing objectives. Work closely with Senior Portfolio Manager and Credit Analyst Team to help identify investment opportunities across high yield. Individual will be involved in supporting marketing efforts and internal/external strategy communication. The position offers a long-term opportunity for the right individual to add significant value to a wide range of portfolios and to contribute to raising assets.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Assist the Senior Portfolio Manager in all parts of the investment process, including:
-Translating portfolio level strategy and objectives into individual bond trades, directing efficient execution of trades, allocating trades across the different portfolios;
-Aggregating output from research, prioritizing new issue flow and secondary ideas and synthesizing company and sector level information into implementable investment ideas;
-Developing portfolio snapshots on an ad-hoc basis, in order to compare and contrast portfolio positioning versus benchmark;
-Drafting various portfolio and investment commentaries;
-Collecting portfolio and market data and preparing presentations for the various investment committees;
-Reviewing daily/weekly/monthly attribution information and compare/contrast portfolio positioning to ensure desired positioned is achieved;
-Developing general market/sector outlook and continuously assess incoming fundamental and technical data.
- Serve as back up to High Yield and/or Investment Grade Portfolio Manager.
- Able to execute trades in high yield and investment grade as needed.
Ideal Personal Profile:
- Analytical skills: Identifies all aspects of a subject and examines them in a critical way to construct a broad point of view. Individual is driven by the desire to know more about things, people or events.
- Decision-Making Skills: Makes clear choices at the right time, communicates them, and accepts the consequences, taking his / her environment into account.
- Results-Driven: Seeks to achieve the objectives set within the defined timeframe, by acting with tenacity, and by balancing costs and benefits. Continuously seeks optimum performance.
- Communication skills: Expresses his / her messages, both orally and in writing, in an effective, organized way, which is appropriate to the audience being addressed.
- Teamwork: Knows how to work in a team and / or across teams, acts bearing common interests and respect for fellow team members in mind.
Academic Background and Experience:
- Solid credit research background – exposure to various sectors across the rating tiers of US high yield. Five plus years’ industry experience.
- Good understanding of the high yield market dynamics and macro drivers.
- Adept at manipulating and summarizing large amounts of portfolio and security level data.
- Exposure to investment grade credit a plus.
- Degree in Finance or related major with a quantitative core is a plus. CFA preferred.
This position offers an excellent benefits and compensation package. To be considered for this opportunity, please utilize online application process. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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