Portfolio Analyst- Rates

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.

Position Description

We are looking for a Portfolio Analyst to join our Dublin based team. The Portfolio Analyst supports the European Rates Desk and Generalist Team. The Portfolio Analyst must build solid internal relationships and partnerships with Portfolio Management, Account Management and Compliance teams in the firm’s Global Offices. The role frequently interacts with Account Management, Product Management, Legal and Compliance and Operations.  

Responsibilities of the role include:

• The Portfolio Analyst will work closely with the European Rates Portfolio Managers and Traders.

• Generating trades for flow hedging, cash management and restructurings

• Generating trade execution studies across a set of mandates or products in accordance with investment guidelines and benchmarks

• Providing Portfolio summaries

• Portfolio monitoring

• Performance and attribution analysis in addition to other requested analytics

• Building of new reports for risk monitoring

• Monitoring client portfolio positioning versus client guidelines and internal risk limitations

• Re-balancing of portfolios to model/target weights

• Ensuring pre- and post-trade compliance for client mandates

• Working with traders to roll the firmwide EUREX Futures book and Interest Rate Swap book

Position Requirements:

• Advanced Abilities with Excel and Bloomberg essential.

• Ability to program in one or more language(s) would be an advantage - VBA, SQL, Python experience Able to understand and write VBA macros

• Strong technical skills in Fixed Income

• Ability to interact and communicate flawlessly with experienced Portfolio Managers to articulate ideas and strategies clearly, both verbally and in writing

• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build strong relationships with Portfolio Managers and across departments

• Ability to work collaboratively across the organization to resolve issues

• Outstanding analytical skills with strong problem-solving skills

• Proven ability to operate efficiently in a high-pressure environment and to deliver towards tight deadlines

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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