Director, Securitized Credit

ALM First • Dallas, TX

17h • Onsite

About The Position

This position sits within the ALM First Investment Management Group (IMG), focused primarily on securitized credit trading for the firm’s discretionary and non-discretionary clients.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in asset management or a related field
• Experience trading securitized products
• Experience with options, derivatives, and advanced hedging techniques
• Proficiency with Bloomberg, Intex, and related analytics platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and analytical rigor
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or another quantitative discipline, with a strong academic record

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree and/or professional designation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source, analyze, and execute investment ideas across securitized credit products, including idiosyncratic, relative value, and macro thematic trades
• Contribute to portfolio positioning decisions for relevant portfolio mandates and fund vehicles
• Formulate ideas for hedging macro factor risks
• Monitor and analyze daily and weekly portfolio analytics to inform investment decisions
• Partner with the analytics team to enhance risk and portfolio management processes
• Contribute to economic, market, investment-thesis, and relative-value research and commentary
• Serve as subject-matter expert for the client service and sales team
• Ensure investment activities are conducted in accordance with firm policies, investment guidelines, and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• ALM First believes deeply in equality and strongly supports diversity and inclusion.
• ALM First has a commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
• ALM First provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director