Fixed Income Associate Portfolio Manager
Job Description
Who You'll Work With:
Fixed Income Associate Portfolio Managers (APM) are responsible for supporting our global Portfolio Management teams through accurate and efficient implementation of portfolio decisions. They support all asset classes and work closely with teams across the AB enterprise, including investment management, operations, technology, sales, and trading. An APM should show an interest in financial markets and will develop a deep understanding of our products, operational policies, and procedures.
As part of the business, the Fixed Income APM role offers high visibility to the Fixed Income Investment team as well as other areas of the firm including Sales, Product Development, Middle Office, Compliance, and Technology and Operations. This role enables an individual to experience all aspects of the asset management business.
What You'll Do:
An APM must ensure accurate and efficient implementation of fixed income trades. Specific responsibilities include:
Managing portfolio cash balances and ensuring cash balances are consistent with product guidelines and current investment strategy.
Monitoring portfolio positions, trade orders and analytics for compliance with client guidelines and adherence to asset allocation, duration, and risk targets.
Highlighting deviations from targets and recommending trades to rebalance portfolios.
Generating purchase or sell orders to manage client cash flows, FX rebalances and active investments.
Facilitating account opening/closings and liaising with Sales and Portfolio Management to address ad-hoc client requests.
Assisting with preparation of investment and portfolio exposure reports.
Reviewing proposed guideline amendments, custodial changes and other activities that may impact accounts.
Identifying opportunities and partnering with technologists to re-engineer and automate processes to increase operational efficiency, improve client service and enhance risk controls.
Providing support to Portfolio Managers, Sales, Trading and Operations to deliver against client requirements.
What We're Looking For:
Candidates must have outstanding attention to detail, coupled with a proven ability to think logically and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment, often under time pressure and across multiple tasks. Specific requirements include:
A bachelor’s degree with two to five years of industry-related experience.
Experience with Fixed Income credit, currency and/or global markets is preferred.
Motivated self-starter with a passion for process improvement and leveraging technology to solve complex business problems.
Strong interest/experience in financial markets, notably asset management.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Effective communication skills paired with a strong desire to work in a team-oriented organization.
Exceptional understanding of risk management and overall control environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Strong soft skills such as adaptability and creativity.
Coding experience is beneficial: SQL, Python, etc. or use of data visualization tools like PowerBI.
Who You'll Work With:
Fixed Income Associate Portfolio Managers (APM) are responsible for supporting our global Portfolio Management teams through accurate and efficient implementation of portfolio decisions. They support all asset classes and work closely with teams across the AB enterprise, including investment management, operations, technology, sales, and trading. An APM should show an interest in financial markets and will develop a deep understanding of our products, operational policies, and procedures.
As part of the business, the Fixed Income APM role offers high visibility to the Fixed Income Investment team as well as other areas of the firm including Sales, Product Development, Middle Office, Compliance, and Technology and Operations. This role enables an individual to experience all aspects of the asset management business.
What You'll Do:
An APM must ensure accurate and efficient implementation of fixed income trades. Specific responsibilities include:
Managing portfolio cash balances and ensuring cash balances are consistent with product guidelines and current investment strategy.
Monitoring portfolio positions, trade orders and analytics for compliance with client guidelines and adherence to asset allocation, duration, and risk targets.
Highlighting deviations from targets and recommending trades to rebalance portfolios.
Generating purchase or sell orders to manage client cash flows, FX rebalances and active investments.
Facilitating account opening/closings and liaising with Sales and Portfolio Management to address ad-hoc client requests.
Assisting with preparation of investment and portfolio exposure reports.
Reviewing proposed guideline amendments, custodial changes and other activities that may impact accounts.
Identifying opportunities and partnering with technologists to re-engineer and automate processes to increase operational efficiency, improve client service and enhance risk controls.
Providing support to Portfolio Managers, Sales, Trading and Operations to deliver against client requirements.
What We're Looking For:
Candidates must have outstanding attention to detail, coupled with a proven ability to think logically and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment, often under time pressure and across multiple tasks. Specific requirements include:
A bachelor’s degree with two to five years of industry-related experience.
Experience with Fixed Income credit, currency and/or global markets is preferred.
Motivated self-starter with a passion for process improvement and leveraging technology to solve complex business problems.
Strong interest/experience in financial markets, notably asset management.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Effective communication skills paired with a strong desire to work in a team-oriented organization.
Exceptional understanding of risk management and overall control environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Strong soft skills such as adaptability and creativity.
Coding experience is beneficial: SQL, Python, etc. or use of data visualization tools like PowerBI.
About AllianceBernstein
As a global investment firm, we foster diverse perspectives and embrace innovation to help our clients achieve their financial goals. Our distinctive insights fuel a broad range of investment strategies and our commitment to responsibility drives us to create better outcomes for our clients and for the communities in which we live and work. With offices in 20 cities across the US, we strive to be the most valued asset-management partner and we have three complementary businesses, listed below, to meet our clients’ distinctive needs.
AllianceBernstein - With $742 billion in assets under management, we work every day to earn our clients’ trust, whether they’re individual investors or the world’s biggest institutions. We are committed to seeking alpha. A unique combination of expertise across equities, fixed-income, alternatives and multi-asset strategies and a connected global network helps us deliver differentiated insights and distinctive solutions to advance investors’ success.
Bernstein Research – As Wall Street’s premier independent sell-side research and brokerage firm we deliver trusted investment research and trading execution to drive better outcomes.
Bernstein Private Wealth Management - In a world where most investment managers look alike, Bernstein has evolved into an organization like no other. We serve solely as an investment manager, providing our diverse client base with an uncommon level of transparency. Clients will always feel included, have a strategy they understand, and a partner whose interests are aligned with their values and goals. We offer sophisticated wealth-planning tools and expert advice for high-net-worth individuals, families, and smaller institutions, helping investors make their money meaningful.
At AB, we put an emphasis on developing diverse talent with different viewpoints, and we provide an environment where colleagues are encouraged to bring new ideas to the table and push the envelope to solve problems. Whether you’re producing groundbreaking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business, or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we want to support you in making a difference.
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