Corporate Bond Execution Trader

Job Description

Arena Investors, LP, is a global investment management firm that seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted, consistent, and uncorrelated returns by employing a fundamentals based, asset-oriented financing and investing strategy across the entire capital spectrum (both debt and equity); in areas where conventional sources of capital are scarce.

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual with a strong understanding of markets, macroeconomic policy factors, and issuer-specific dynamics. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in trading fixed income securities, particularly corporate bonds, and will play a critical role in portfolio analysis, trade modeling, and supporting the team’s investment decision-making processes.

Responsibilities:

· Conduct bottom-up credit work and synthesize macroeconomic data, policy impacts, and bottom-up news flow to support investment decisions.

· Develop and maintain relationships with market participants to gather and relay relevant data for day-to-day decision-making.

· Utilize technology and automation to drive efficiency and manage portfolio analytics.

· Recommend trades to align portfolios with preferred strategies while optimizing tracking error and capital charges for insurance company clients.

· Prepare portfolio analysis, comparing holdings against benchmarks and liabilities.

· Support cash management, trade setup, and ongoing liquidity activities.

· Collaborate with Quant/Data Analysts on developing critical models to inform decision-making.

· Assist with marketing materials by summarizing portfolio positioning for prospects and clients.

· Work closely with the team to build credit exposure, utilizing systematic selection processes.

· Provide ad hoc analysis, including gathering and assessing data on individual issuers.

· Present option or synthetic strategies to either hedge or amplify returns when appropriate and in accordance with client and Arena strategy

Requirements

Experience Required:

· 5-10 years of relevant experience.

· Bachelor’s Degree from a top university, ideally in a quantitative area (e.g., finance, economics, Statistics)

· Strong working knowledge of corporate bonds; familiarity with other asset classes is a plus.

· Experience with electronic trading platforms such as MarketAxess and TradeWeb.

· Familiarity with “portfolio trading” and risk systems.

· Clear communication skills and the ability to work independently while accepting guidance.

· Strong attention to detail and a proactive, “can-do” attitude to handle ad hoc projects as they arise.

· Demonstrated ability to slice and dice portfolios and model trades to align with firm views.

· Working knowledge of portfolio management systems (PMS) and other trading and risk platforms.

· Background in preparing portfolio cuts, managing cash flows, and conducting liquidity analyses.

· Strong understanding of macro and policy impacts on fixed-income markets.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Hybrid Schedule

Free Food & Snacks

Wellness Resources

Full-time

Hybrid remote