Portfolio Manager – Fixed Income & Derivatives

About the role

Currently supporting our client on a Senior Portfolio Manager opportunity in Des Moines with a well-established financial institution. This is a broad, hands-on seat for someone who wants exposure across fixed income, derivatives, structured products, funding, liquidity and portfolio risk rather than being tied to one specific product. The role has a strong mix of investment decision making, trading and execution, relative value, risk management and strategic initiatives, with visibility to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Investment decision making
• Trading and execution
• Relative value analysis
• Risk management
• Strategic initiatives
• Providing visibility to senior leadership

Requirements

• 7+ years of investment experience
• Strong hands‑on experience across fixed income, derivatives and/or securitized products
• Proven trading and execution experience
• Strong understanding of liquidity management, ALM and portfolio risk
• Experience identifying and acting on relative value opportunities
• Comfortable working directly with broker‑dealers and internal stakeholders
• Strong understanding of hedge accounting

Qualifications

• CFA and/or MBA preferred

Skills

• Strong technical skill set: SQL, advanced Excel and VBA
• Bloomberg proficiency
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Pay

$170K‑$185K base + discretionary bonus

Benefits

Relocation support available

Schedule

In‑person