Fixed Income Sovereign Sector Specialist
About The Position
The Fixed Income Macro-Sovereign team is seeking a hard-working, industrious individual to join us as a Sector Specialist. Sector specialist responsibilities include analyzing global capital markets drivers (such as global economic and monetary policy as well as country specific drivers), applying qualitative and quantitative methods to assess economic, institutional and financial factors that relate to country risk. They are also responsible for creating a monthly summary of key developments that impact sovereign valuations, constructing central bank monitors, and will be expected to build local yield curves and currency models for non-US fixed income investments. The sector specialist regularly collaborates with members of the investment team to impact investment decisions. The sector specialist can expect to interact regularly with analysts, research associates, portfolio managers, and traders, and play an integral role in the investment process. The sector specialist will also work closely with the technology group in defining the scope of research technology needs and ensuring that these initiatives are appropriately prioritized.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably with a macroeconomic and/or fixed income focus
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Bloomberg and Excel preferred as well as willingness to learn Python, Haver and SQL
- Team oriented, collaborator and relationship builder
- Self-motivated and intellectually curious; proactively seeks additional responsibilities and learning
Responsibilities
- Analyzing global capital markets drivers (such as global economic and monetary policy as well as country specific drivers)
- Applying qualitative and quantitative methods to assess economic, institutional and financial factors that relate to country risk
- Creating a monthly summary of key developments that impact sovereign valuations
- Constructing central bank monitors
- Building local yield curves and currency models for non-US fixed income investments
- Collaborating with members of the investment team to impact investment decisions
- Working closely with the technology group in defining the scope of research technology needs and ensuring that these initiatives are appropriately prioritized
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
