Portfolio Associate

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking.  We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Position description

PIMCO is looking to hire Portfolio Associates into multiple teams to assist the Portfolio Managers in the daily management of portfolios. These roles will be based out of PIMCO’s Dublin office. Besides daily interaction with Portfolio Managers and Traders, Portfolio Associates interact and build relationships with other internal stakeholders, such as Account Managers, Operations, Legal & Compliance, Risk Management and other Portfolio Associate teams across PIMCO’s global offices. On a day-to-day basis, Portfolio Associates use their fixed income knowledge to actively monitor portfolios and markets to assist Portfolio Managers in implementing their investment strategies. Portfolio Associates are routinely encouraged to provide creative solutions and develop key tools and reporting methods to support the Portfolio Management team.

PIMCO is looking to expand the team of Portfolio Associates supporting PIMCO’s Global Desk and FX Desk. The Global Desk manages a set of strategies including the PIMCO Global Bond Fund. The FX Desk is a centralized function and supports the wider firm in their FX management.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting Portfolio Management in implementing investment decisions across portfolios

• Ensuring investment objectives are reflected across portfolios in accordance with appropriate risk metrics

• Coordinating with Portfolio Management on re-balancing, transitions and cash flow management

• Monitoring portfolio positions and products versus client guidelines in partnership with the Compliance team

• Conducting performance and attribution analysis

Position requirements:

• Degree in finance, economics, mathematics or other related quantitative / analytical field from a leading university

• Up to 3 years of relevant experience within  financial markets

• Deep understanding of fixed income including, knowledge of most cash and derivative instruments OR strong foreign exchange investment knowledge base

• Outstanding analytical skills with a proven ability to operate efficiently in a high-pressure trade floor environment

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate information effectively both verbally and in writing

• Advanced knowledge of Excel, prior experience with Python and SQL preferred

• Enjoy working collaboratively and in international teams across offices

• Well organized self-starter with strong attention to detail

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