Asset Management - Fixed Income Portfolio Manager - Associate

Description

Join 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 geographies. We 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 platform’s 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.

Bachelor’s 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