Middle Office Associate

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

The Middle Office primary responsibility is management and governance over a key control environment that supports the day to day trade life cycle of the PIMCO Portfolio Management team. Middle Office team members will collaborate across internal functional teams: Portfolio Management, Trade Support, Legal & Compliance, Operations, Technology and State Street IMS (back office).  In addition, the Middle Office will regularly engage with external parties such as broker dealers, custodian banks and third party trading platforms.

Location: Newport Beach, CA

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Harmonizing internal processes across Global Middle offices

• Coordinating onboarding and managing access to relevant trading platforms and applications

• Acting as liaison between the Middle Office and other internal groups in the launch of new processes and products; including gathering requirements, testing, and implementation of new and/or revised procedures

• Researching and resolving daily inquiries from internal and external groups

• Managing trade-related deadlines and acting as escalation point for the team

• Monitoring sensitive trade settlements and act as escalation point to Statestreet IMS in Fails resolution

• Utilizing technology to create efficiencies and improve processes to daily workflow

• Developing and analyzing internal trade flow metrics and recommending process improvements

• Achieving and maintaining operational excellence in adherence to internal policy and procedures

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and 3-5 years equivalent work experience in the investment management or securities industry; preferred Finance or Economics major

• Technology skills, specifically Bloomberg, Microsoft Excel (programming), Python are a plus

• Able to work independently and as part of a team; intuitive and a quick learner

• Thoughtful and ethical; demonstrates good judgment and strong decision-making skills

• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills and attention to detail

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to network with various departmental personnel

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Have a bias-to-action, results-oriented approach to work; willingness to do whatever it takes to help the team

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.

Salary Range: $ 87,000.00 - $ 93,000.00

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

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