Portfolio Manager, Opportunistic Credit

PIMCO•Newport Beach, CA

About The Position

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients. JOB DESCRIPTION PIMCO’s growing $178 billion alternative complex invests in a wide range of asset types and geographies. PIMCO’s opportunistic credit team manages funds focused on investing in directional and relative value opportunities across public and private corporate debt and equity, stressed/distressed capital structures, and various event-driven and special situation opportunities. PIMCO is seeking a Portfolio Manager to join this opportunistic credit team, to be based in our Newport Beach office. You will be directly involved in identifying, evaluating, underwriting, and managing opportunistic credit and special situations investments. You will also interact across our investment organization; including Portfolio Management professionals within our alternatives platform, as well as across the firm’s corporate research group.

Requirements

2+ years of meaningful investment banking, credit research, and/or credit investing experience
Strong experience in credit analysis and financial modeling, restructuring/distressed experience is a plus
Outstanding academic credentials and demonstrated leadership capabilities
Strong work ethic and integrity; you should be a team player who is proactive and self-motivated
Experience managing tasks with minimal direction and an ability to make preliminary decisions in a short time frame
Good communicator, strong written and oral presentation abilities; needs to be persuasive and credible
Ability to work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously

Responsibilities

Assist in identifying and evaluating public and private corporate debt and equity investments (both long and short), and special situation opportunities
Partner with PIMCO Alternatives deal teams on diligence, underwriting, and management of selective investments
Perform deep-dive research on industry sectors and individual companies, including detailed financial modeling and credit documentation review
Communicate and present investment ideas and analysis to senior team members, portfolio managers, and investment committees

Benefits

PIMCO is committed to offering a comprehensive portfolio of employee benefits designed to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family.
Benefits vary by location but may include:
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life insurance and travel coverage
401(k) (defined contribution) retirement savings, retirement plan, pension contribution from your first day of employment
Work/life programs such as flexible work arrangements, parental leave and support, employee assistance plan, commuter benefits, health club discounts, and educational/CFA certification reimbursement programs
Community involvement opportunities with The PIMCO Foundation in each PIMCO office
PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus.
Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors.
The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.