Senior Analyst, Asset-Backed Investments

Invesco Ltd. • Atlanta, GA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco. The Invesco Structured Investments team manages a wide range of strategies to support the broader Invesco Fixed Income platform. Its mandate spans the residential and commercial agency and non-agency mortgage-backed sectors as well as the asset-backed securities sector with the goal of delivering best-in-class fund performance. The team manages approximately $40 bn USD across a variety of strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, institutional separately managed accounts, and an Agency-focused mortgage REIT. The Senior Analyst will serve as a key member of the team responsible for evaluating, selecting and positioning public and private asset-backed investments across Invesco-managed products. They will also participate in business development activities with both current and prospective clients. Additionally, the Senior Analyst will be actively involved in elevating the team profile across the broader Invesco Fixed Income platform.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in underwriting asset-backed securities or private asset-backed finance investments across a variety of collateral types (e.g., credit cards, autos, student loans, whole business, aircraft, container, data center, fiber optic, etc.)
• Expertise in the use of Intex and Bloomberg
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• Python and VBA programming skills are a plus
• CFA Charterholder or pursuit thereof preferred
• Humble, client centric focus - we are fiduciaries of our clients’ assets and must understand their goals, desires, and investment objectives
• Commercially oriented mindset, with desire to assist in growth of the ABS and private asset-backed finance platform
• Open minded and willingness to learn new topics and investment/asset subsectors
• Strong written and verbal presentation skills and ability to work constructively as a key member of a dynamic investment team
• Highly methodical with a strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in quantitative methods and analytical mindset
• Ability to articulate a comprehensive investment framework and adapt it to meet specific client objectives
• Ability to source investments and drive outcomes through decisive risk-taking

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with portfolio managers and other analysts on a variety of public and private asset-backed finance investment strategies managed by the Structured Investments team, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional accounts
• Deep experience in asset-backed underwriting which includes, but is not limited to, assessing underlying collateral and conducting loan and bond cash flow modeling
• Underwrite public ABS and private asset-backed finance investments across a wide range of ABS/ABF sectors and issuers. The team invests in flow, liquid credit, esoteric, and non-public sectors
• Conduct market research and assist senior team members in formulating an investment outlook
• Utilize excel, general-purpose programming languages and artificial intelligence to conduct monthly credit surveillance/monitoring
• Employ a relative value-oriented mindset when assessing cross-sector asset allocation opportunities across the universe of public and private structured products (ABS, CMBS, MBS, asset-backed loans and mortgage-backed loans) as well as other fixed income sectors
• Develop meaningful relationships with loan originators and sell-side contacts to help facilitate deal flow and best execution on investment acquisitions
• Interact with broader Structured Investments analysts to better understand underwriting, internal rating processes and sector nuances
• Formulate and communicate trade ideas for the broader Invesco Fixed Income platform to generate potential alpha for the wider set of investment teams
• Periodically interact with current or prospective retail and institutional investors
• Draft periodic investment commentary for both internal and external audiences
• Commercialize asset-backed investment capabilities through product development and marketing efforts

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed