17 days ago
Associate, Credit Portfolio Management
BlackRock
On Site
Full Time
$152,500
San Francisco, CA
Job Overview
Job TitleAssociate, Credit Portfolio Management
Job TypeFull Time
Offered Salary$152,500
LocationSan Francisco, CA
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Job Description
Associate, Credit Portfolio Management
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. is seeking an Associate to join their Credit team in San Francisco, CA.
Job Duties
- Support the construction and management of credit portfolios with daily flows including order raising, corporate actions, compliance resolution, cash management and hedging.
- Ensure portfolio consistency across the platform by reviewing various common factors and security-specific positioning in relation to reference accounts and guideline constraints.
- Monitor operating risk and ensure adherence to regulatory compliance.
- Interact with capital markets and credit traders on best execution and liquidity needs to ensure proper implementation of strategies and trade ideas.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly performance attribution, commentary and ad-hoc analysis for both internal and external use.
- Build and enhance portfolio management processes within the Credit team and across the platform, including trading workflows and consistency tools.
- Support PM desks in management of all fixed income funds, including continued investment process refinement and implementation and consistency of best practices.
- Ownership of strategic projects and ad hoc analysis related to BlackRock’s systematic platform.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Financial Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field and one (1) year of experience as an Analyst or a related role.
- Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field and three (3) years of experience as an Analyst or a related role.
- One (1) year of experience with: Fixed income market knowledge, including credit markets (investment-grade and high yield); Fixed income derivatives including futures, FX forwards, swaps, and CDX/CDS; Credit capital structure and concepts of fundamental analysis; Macroeconomic knowledge; Factor-based risk modeling and return attribution; Applying quantitative concepts to portfolio management including modern portfolio theory and portfolio optimization; Statistical analysis; Python, Git, SQL, and Tableau; Excel VBA; Bloomberg; and Machine Learning, data science.
Key skills/competency
- Associate Credit Portfolio Management
- Credit Markets
- Fixed Income Derivatives
- Quantitative Analysis
- Portfolio Management
- Risk Management
- Financial Engineering
- Statistical Analysis
- Python
- Bloomberg
How to Get Hired at BlackRock
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your Master's or Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and specific years of experience in fixed income, credit markets, and derivatives. Emphasize proficiency in Python, Git, SQL, Tableau, VBA, Bloomberg, and Machine Learning.
- Showcase quantitative skills: Detail your experience with factor-based risk modeling, return attribution, modern portfolio theory, and statistical analysis. Quantify your achievements whenever possible.
- Demonstrate understanding of credit markets: Articulate your knowledge of investment-grade and high-yield credit, credit capital structure, and fundamental analysis.
- Prepare for technical questions: Be ready to discuss your experience with Python, SQL, Git, Tableau, Excel VBA, Bloomberg, and machine learning applications in finance.
- Research BlackRock's culture: Understand their mission, values, and hybrid work model to align your answers with their company ethos.
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