Emerging Markets Bond Trader — GCC/MENA Focus

Black Swan Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Swan Group seeks an experienced Emerging Markets Fixed Income Trader to join its Dubai-based investment and trading team. The role focuses on EM credit, trading high-yield, sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate bonds across GCC and wider MENA markets.

This hands-on role combines trade execution, idea generation, market analysis and portfolio support, with a strong emphasis on solid EM knowledge and building liquidity with regional banks and counterparties.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10+ years' fixed income trading experience.
• Strong Emerging Markets knowledge with GCC fixed income exposure.
• Experience across sovereign and corporate credit is essential.
• Exposure to high-yield / sub-investment-grade bonds desirable.
• Candidates from asset managers, hedge funds, investment firms, family offices, or banks with fixed income desks.

Responsibilities

• Trade EM sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate bonds.
• Identify opportunities across high-yield and investment-grade credit.
• Execute across primary and secondary fixed income markets.
• Generate relative-value and tactical trading ideas.
• Monitor credit spreads, yield curves, interest rates, liquidity and macro developments.
• Provide market colour and execution insight to the investment team.
• Develop relationships with regional and international banks, brokers and trading counterparties.
• Source liquidity and negotiate execution, particularly across less-liquid EM credit.
• Support portfolio positioning and risk management.

Skills

EM fixed income trading

Emerging Markets knowledge

Credit analysis

Market analysis

Job description

Black Swan Group seeks an experienced Emerging Markets Fixed Income Trader to join its Dubai-based investment and trading team. The role focuses on EM credit, trading high-yield, sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate bonds across GCC and wider MENA markets.

This hands-on role combines trade execution, idea generation, market analysis and portfolio support, with a strong emphasis on solid EM knowledge and building liquidity with regional banks and counterparties.