Fixed Income Portfolio Strategy - Analyst/Associate

Company Overview:We are a premier alternative credit investment manager, founded in 2008, with $6.7 billion in assets under management. We have 69 investment and non-investment professionals in New York and London. Our fixed income investment strategies primarily focus on residential and commercial real estate, consumer, and corporate debt securities and loans. We offer access to a global platform of differentiated total return and absolute return alternative credit investment opportunities through multi-investor and separately managed account vehicles.Position Summary:We are seeking an AnalystAssociate Analyst level investment professional with strong analytical and quantitative skills to join the Portfolio Strategies team, which is responsible for:1. Investment Process DevelopmentEnhance the firm's institutional investment process with a focus on portfolio construction, strategy, and sector allocation.Work closely with the Head of Portfolio Strategies, the Investment Committee, and Sector Specialist teams to support investment decisions through quantitative analysis.2. Quantitative Analysis & Research:Apply data analysis tools and quantitative models to analyze real estate, consumer, and corporate debt market fundamentals and valuations.Utilize automation techniques to streamline analysis processes and develop models that offer insights into portfolio composition, risk, and performance.3. Risk and Performance ManagementMonitor risk levels and perform performance attribution across various investment municate insights and recommendations effectively to senior leadership and partners, ensuring data-driven decision-making.Ideal Candidate Profile:Enjoy being a data detective, with a passion for data-driven research and quantitative analysis to inform investment strategy and decisions.Ability to clearly document their research terest in following credit markets and credit fundamentals.Adept at managing data and automating report generation to streamline portfolio analysis.Impact of the Role:This position offers the opportunity to directly influence the firm's investment strategies by providing crucial analysis and insights that guide capital allocation and portfolio management decisions. The role would suit someone who enjoys deep dives into data and collaborating with a team to drive investment performance.Responsibilities:Support portfolio constructionoptimization and assetsector allocations, including duration and sector positioning based on investment objectives and restrictions.Develop portfolio strategies through the return forecasting process for investment portfolios and analyze portfolio metrics based on anticipated portfolio under different market scenarios.Build custom model investment portfolio and produce historical portfolio performance and return characteristics.Monitor portfolio risk and performance attribution, including credit risk exposures, performance and return decomposition, sector contributions and other investment metrics.Research market and sector fundamentals, valuations, and technical trading conditions and macro market trends and economic indicators relevant to the investment team's focus.Produce market commentary, asset class and sector strategy, and macro views.Manage fundasset financing and counterparty relationships.Leverage the team's proprietary portfolio management system to support our data-driven portfolio management approach, partnering with the quantitative and analytics team to develop and refine our proprietary models and tools.Collaborate with professionals across various functions, including portfolio managers, investor relations, operations, and accounting.Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in an analytical field preferred, such as engineering, finance, statistics, or other analytical discipline.Minimum 2-3 years of work experience working with financial data or data analysis and research.Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.Proficiency in databasespreadsheet applications and other financial modeling tools.Effective verbal and written communication skills.Strong team player, and a collaborative approach to tasksAbility to organize, prioritize, and take proactive measures to manage workload andor issues with appropriate urgency, timeliness, and responsiveness to meet deadlines and organizational pensation Range:The annual base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150, addition to base salary, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.Hybrid Work Model:Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, from Monday to Thursday, with the flexibility to work from home on Friday.

Created: 2024-11-10