We are looking for a Senior Portfolio Manager to take a leading role in our CHF bond strategies — ensuring continuity of excellence, strengthening our credit franchise, and driving further growth. Join our dynamic team managing CHF 4bn in funds and mandates, where you will enhance our institutional track record, engage with Swiss-domiciled issuers, and help position our CHF products at the forefront of the market.
What would your role be:
This is a rare chance to step into a senior role at the heart of the Swiss bond market. As part of a highly experienced and collaborative team managing CHF 4bn in funds and mandates, you will take a leading position in shaping our CHF bond strategies with a strong credit focus.
You will have the opportunity to:
Ensure continuity of excellence and safeguard our top-tier institutional track record.
Drive performance and innovation in CHF credit products, while strengthening our research and coverage of Swiss-domiciled issuers.
Play a pivotal role in deepening our CHF franchise and aligning it with the broader Global & Swiss Bond (GSB) strategy.
Increase the visibility of our CHF offering through client engagement, thought leadership, and market positioning.
Contribute directly to the growth of our assets under management by expanding our capacity to meet client demand.
What are we looking for:
- 5–10+ years of experience in CHF bond portfolio management, with a solid track record in institutional strategies.
- Strong expertise in credit analysis of Swiss-domiciled issuers, with ESG know-how considered an advantage.
- Good background in quantitative finance and macroeconomics.
- Excellent skills in using portfolio management IT systems and analytical tools.
- Strong presentation, communication, and client engagement skills, with an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Fluent in German and English; French or Italian is an advantage.
- Excellent Master’s degree in finance, economics, or related field; CFA or equivalent a plus.
What do we offer?
- Top Zurich location with collaboration spaces (including rooftop terraces) and free lunch.
- Friendly, diverse team in an open-office space with dancing walls.
- All the latest technology to help you excel and advance.
- Agile environment in how we think, the way we work and our trust for each other.
- Flat hierarchy with collaboration at all levels.
- Campus feeling and a collaborative spirit.
We are looking for talented people, not just a CV that ticks all the boxes. Even if you do not meet every single requirement, if this role sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
Why Vontobel?
At Vontobel, you are building better futures for our clients and society, as well as for yourself. As a family-owned and publicly listed company with over 2,000 professionals based in 28 locations globally and headquartered in Zurich, we’re committed to long-term thinking and sustainability.
Our diverse team values unique perspectives, and we hire individuals determined to deliver in a dynamic and changing world. Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply if you’re enthusiastic about the role.
Do you want to be Vontobel?
Thank you for applying to Vontobel. We will carefully review your application and will respond to you in a timely manner.
At Vontobel, we are an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.
We value the many voices within our teams and are committed to creating an environment where everyone who wants to be part of our performance culture can be themselves. It is based on mutual respect and zero tolerance for any form of discrimination.
If you have any questions you can contact us through our contact form.
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What We Do
Vontobel is an international investment management firm with Swiss roots, providing investment, advisory and solution capabilities to private and institutional clients. With our investment-led approach that focuses exclusively on the buy-side of financial markets, we think and act purely from the client’s perspective – as an investor for investors.
This includes continually rethinking how to empower investors – something we have engaged in for over 100 years. Harnessing the power of technology allows us to deploy our investment expertise across multiple platforms and ecosystems, while aiming to offer an individualized and high-quality client experience.
Our conviction that successful investing begins with the assumption of personal responsibility means we focus on empowering employees to unlock their potential, take ownership of their work, and bring opportunities to life. We continuously scrutinize our achievements as we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients.
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