Fixed Income Associate Portfolio Manager

About the role

The Fixed Income APM role offers high visibility to the Fixed Income Investment team as well as other areas of the firm including Sales, Product Development, Middle Office, Compliance, and Technology and Operations. This role enables an individual to experience all aspects of the asset management business.

Responsibilities

• Managing portfolio cash balances and ensuring cash balances are consistent with product guidelines and current investment strategy.
• Monitoring portfolio positions, trade orders and analytics for compliance with client guidelines and adherence to asset allocation, duration, and risk targets.
• Highlighting deviations from targets and recommending trades to rebalance portfolios.
• Generating purchase or sell orders to manage client cash flows, FX rebalances and active investments.
• Facilitating account opening/closings and liaising with Sales and Portfolio Management to address ad-hoc client requests.
• Assisting with preparation of investment and portfolio exposure reports.
• Reviewing proposed guideline amendments, custodial changes and other activities that may impact accounts.
• Identifying opportunities and partnering with technologists to re-engineer and automate processes to increase operational efficiency, improve client service and enhance risk controls.
• Providing support to Portfolio Managers, Sales, Trading and Operations to deliver against client requirements.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with three to five years of industry-related experience.
• Experience with Fixed Income credit, currency and/or global markets is preferred.
• Motivated self-starter with a passion for process improvement and leveraging technology to solve complex business problems.
• Strong interest/experience in financial markets, notably insurance asset management.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication skills paired with a strong desire to work in a team-oriented organization.
• Exceptional understanding of risk management and overall control environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong soft skills such as adaptability and creativity.
• Coding experience is beneficial: SQL, Python, etc. or use of data visualization tools like PowerBI.

Qualifications

AB is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law.