Asset Management, Credit Portfolio Manager, Executive Director - London

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in asset management is seeking a Credit Portfolio Manager in London. The successful candidate will manage global fixed income portfolios, ensuring compliance with client guidelines and generating investment strategies. This role requires a deep understanding of credit analysis and extensive experience in fixed income markets.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of fundamental credit analysis.
• Experience as a Fixed Income Credit PM or Credit Analyst.
• Extensive experience in fixed income credit markets.

Responsibilities

• Manage global fixed income multi-sector separately managed accounts.
• Generate strategy and credit selection ideas.
• Monitor portfolios and conduct credit reviews.

Skills

Credit analysis

Quantitative analysis

Attention to detail

Intellectual curiosity

Quantamental investing

Portfolio management

Team player

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Bloomberg

Job description

The Global Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities team (GFICC) at J.P. Morgan Asset Management is one of the world’s deepest and best-resourced fixed income managers, with expertise across all major fixed income sectors, including niche markets.Every investment decision in our fixed income solutions is underpinned by the proprietary research of a globally integrated team of sector specialists. Our shared research language, combining fundamental, quantitative valuation and technical inputs, facilitates the comparison of ideas across sectors and geographies.Global Fixed Income, Currency and Commoditiesmanages a broad range of strategies, through funds and/or separate accounts, including broad market, long duration, stable value, intermediate high yield, emerging market debt, short and ultra-short duration, global bonds, structured products, mortgages and tax-aware strategies.

The Customized Bond Portfolio (CBP) Team within Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) manages approximately $182 billion in fixed income assets globally, providing institutional-quality service to elite private clients and small-to-medium size institutions.

The International Customized Bond Portfolio team is looking to hire a Credit Portfolio Manager based in London.The individual will be responsible for managing global fixed income multi-sector separately managed accounts (SMAs) delegated to Asset Management.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work within our team of PMs to ensure that portfolios are efficiently managed and comply with client guidelines
• Generate strategy and credit selection ideas, covering investment grade, high yield and EM hard currency corporates
• Invest in global credit markets, with a primary focus on, but not limited to, USD markets
• Construct new portfolios and design and implement trades for existing portfolios
• Monitor portfolios, risk reports and review credit developments
• Conduct regular meetings with credit analysts for credit reviews
• Analyse fixed income portfolio performance, conduct attribution analysis
• Develop new business opportunities
• Prepare and take part in pitches to prospective clients
• Review performance and analyse risk, write and present portfolio reviews

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Has a deep understanding of fundamental credit analysis
• Has a logical thought process and is at ease with quantitative analysis
• Has high attention to detail and intellectual curiosity
• Open to quantamental credit investing
• Fixed income Credit PM or Credit Analyst experience
• High Yield credit analyst experience preferred
• Extensive experience in fixed income credit markets and/or portfolio management

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience with portfolio optimisation preferred, but not required
• Is a clear communicator
• Is a team player
• Has strong Excel and Bloomberg skills