Portfolio Manager, Municipals

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

We’re seeking an investment professional to join our Municipal Portfolio Management team in Newport Beach, California which is responsible for $75 billion in municipal AUM for the firm.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Join PM team responsible for management of municipal mutual funds, ETFs, and other investment vehicles across both tax exempt and taxable muni markets
• Identify trade opportunities by structure, sector, and single name credit, for both municipal and multi asset portfolios
• Construct portfolios to generate strong risk adjusted returns
• Collaborate with large team of credit and quantitative analysts to improve returns and enhance the overall investment process
• Execute tax exempt/taxable municipal trades for dedicated and multi asset portfolios
• Contribute to firm wide asset allocation views and implications of macro and/or public policy for the municipal market
• Effectively communicate municipal market trends and investment ideas to internal and external stakeholders
• Work with risk management and technology to monitor and improve investment results

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong academic credentials - Masters degree or CFA is helpful but not required
• 5-15 years of related experience. Must have in-depth knowledge of fixed income investments with emphasis on municipal bonds and related regulatory compliance
• Must have a good understanding of various portfolio theories, staying current on new portfolio management techniques and maintaining a familiarity with technical analytical tools and valuation programs
• Proficient in Bloomberg and Excel
• Financial modeling experience preferred

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

In addition to displaying a strong dedication to PIMCO’s culture, values and approach, personal characteristics for this role include:

• A keen insightfulness and strong quantitative skills, demonstrated through an ability to simultaneously recognize inter-related market opportunities and develop strategies for capturing those opportunities
• Have outstanding communication and relationship building skills. Must clearly articulate strategies to internal and external clients. Must be persuasive and credible
• Able to make decisions, use independent judgment, anticipate client needs and prioritize
• Have a strong sense of integrity, thus behaving consistently with expressed values and ethical principles and following through on commitments
• Collaborative and team-based approach to investing
• Possess the ability to remain calm and objective in periods of excessive optimism or extreme pessimism.

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