Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Global Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities - Associate

The Customized Bond Portfolio Team (CBP) within the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, with over $180 billion in fixed income assets under management, is looking to hire a portfolio manager to assist in designing, constructing and implementing separately managed account fixed income portfolios. The client base consists of Institutional, Private Bank, High Net Worth, and Retail clients. This portfolio manager will have expertise in fixed income markets, corporate credit experience preferred, to generate relative value ideas that can be implemented in the construction of diversified (risk and duration) portfolios appropriate for specific client needs.

Job responsibilities:

• Fixed income investing with focus on limiting downside risk, individual security selection and price valuation inefficiencies in the market
• Under the supervision of senior portfolio managers, responsible for developing and implementing strategic asset allocation and optimized portfolios which outperform client defined benchmarks utilizing relative value, macro and microeconomic analysis
• Leverage FI portfolio optimization to manage a large number of portfolios
• Provide analysis of portfolio positioning, sector allocations and key risk metrics
• Determine account & portfolio suitability of securities for participation in investment recommendations
• Study market commentary, research opinions, and economic forecasts to assist in determining tactical investment strategy
• Actively participate and represent the platform's philosophy, process & strategy styles at client, consultant and internal meetings
• Participate in the planning and development of new business processes
• Prepare marketing and client meeting materials

• Idea generation and implementation in risk budgeting, analysis, portfolio sector allocations and trading skills are all important to success in this position
• Strong aptitude to identify and minimize investment/business risk
• Strong verbal & written communication skills required
• Requires a team focused, detailed oriented and process focused individual
• Excellent decision making and problem solving skills, requiring only limited guidance and oversight
• Ability to manage complex and at times conflicting priorities and constraints in at times a high stress environment
• Strong aptitude in desktop technology/productivity tools such as Excel
• Relevant industry experience and experience in a similar role
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science or other STEM subjects.

• Portfolio optimization experience preferred
• Python / R data analysis skills preferred
• Experience with portfolio management tools such as Bloomberg preferred
• Preference will be given to candidates with their CFA designation, python coding skills, and/or a postgraduate degree.