Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
Suisse
Overview of Role:
Rothschild & Co Bank AG’s Investment Management department is searching for a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager within the Discretionary Portfolio Management team. The successful candidate is a structured, analytical and self-driven investment professional who enjoys taking ownership and thrives in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
Responsibilities:
- Portfolio management responsibilities for fixed income mandates and funds
- Participate in client portfolio reviews and support business development activities with Client Advisors
- Build and maintain close working relationships with key stakeholders, including the Multi-Asset Portfolio Management Team, Client Advisors and clients
- Support the production of communication material
- Play an active role in the fixed income research process by generating investment ideas and contributing to portfolio construction decisions, e.g.:
- Generate investment ideas on issuer and at security levels
- Economic research, including but not limited to performing macro and rates analysis
- Develop and enhance quantitative tools supporting the Fixed Income investment platform
- Participate in ad-hoc projects
Education and Qualifications:
- University Degree
- CFA, FRM, CAIIA or similar designation preferred
Experience, Skills and Competencies Required:
- 2-5 years of relevant experience in Fixed Income Portfolio Management, including experience in taking investment decisions for individual fixed income instruments
- Analytical and research skills (economics / rates / credit)
- Strong quantitative and modelling skills
- High degree of reliability and precision, with the ability to work effectively under pressure. Proactive and hands-on approach, strong sense of ownership, commitment to continuous learning and process improvement, high ethical standards and a collaborative mindset
- Excellent communication skills in German and English; French would be an advantage
- Excellent IT skills, including advanced Excel proficiency. Experience with Avaloq and programming skills (e.g. Python) would be advantageous
Benefits
- Rothschild & Co is committed to safeguarding and enhancing the health and wellbeing of all its employees. To support this, Rothschild & Co provides all employees with a range of healthcare services and benefits that aim to support their overall wellbeing
- We are conducive to creating a working environment and culture where people can succeed
- We provide a variety of inhouse trainings, as well as tuition assistance for further education and training courses
- Everyone can choose to incorporate agile working principles into their working week
- We believe there are opportunities for all of us to enhance our working lives and outcomes, by applying a more flexible approach to where and when we work and up to 40% of your work time can be performed from home, after probation period.
If you are curious to learn more about us and have valuable experiences in a similar role, then please submit your CV and Cover Letter through our recruitment tool.