DescriptionJoin the Global Fixed Income Currency and Commodities team (GFICC) at J.P. Morgan Asset Management a leading fixed income manager with expertise across major sectors and niche markets. Our shared research language combining fundamental quantitative valuation and technical inputs facilitates the comparison of ideas across sectors and manage a broad range of strategies through funds and/or separate accounts including broad market long duration stable value intermediate high yield emerging market debt short and ultra-short duration global bonds structured products mortgages and tax-aware strategies. The Customized Bond Portfolio Team (CBP) within the Global Fixed Income Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group has over $180 billion in fixed income assets under management. The client base consists of Institutional Private Bank High Net Worth and Retail clients.
As a portfolio manager within The Customized Bond Portfolio Team (CBP) within the Global Fixed Income Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group of J.P. Morgan Asset Management you assist in designing constructing and implementing separately managed account fixed income portfolios. You will have expertise in securitized asset (Mortgage-Backed Asset-Backed Commercial Mortgage- Backed) markets/sectors and instruments to generate relative value ideas that can be implemented in the construction of diversified (risk and duration) portfolios appropriate for specific client needs.
Job Responsibilities
- Fixed income investing with focus on limiting downside risk individual security selection and price valuation in efficiencies in the market
- Under the supervision of senior portfolio managers responsible for developing and implementing strategic asset allocation and optimized portfolios which outperform client defined benchmarks utilizing relative value macro and microeconomic analysis
- Provide analysis of portfolio positioning sector allocations and key risk metrics
- Determine account & portfolio suitability of securities for participation in investment recommendations
- Study market commentary research opinions and economic forecasts to assist in determining tactical investment strategy
- Actively participate and represent the platforms philosophy process & strategy styles at client consultant and internal meetings
- Participate in the planning and development of new business processes
Required qualifications capabilities and skills
- Idea generation and implementation in risk budgeting analysis portfolio sector allocations and trading skills are all important to success in this position
- Experience trading securitized (Mortgage Backed Asset Backed Commercial Mortgage- Backed) fixed income securities
- Strong aptitude to identify and minimize investment/business risk
- Strong verbal & written communication skills required.
- Team focused detailed oriented and process focused individual
- Excellent decision making and problem solving skills requiring only limited guidance and oversight
- Ability to manage complex and at times conflicting priorities and constraints in at times a high stress environment
- Strong aptitude in desktop technology/productivity tools such as Excel. VBA Python or other coding
- Minimum 3 years of Industry experience with 1 year experience in a similar role.
- Bachelors degree in Business Finance Economics or Mathematics.
Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills
- CFA designation and/or a postgraduate degree
- Experience with portfolio management tools such as Bloomberg Yield Book Intex InvestorTools Perform preferred
Required Experience:
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