Product Strategist - PIMCO

PIMCO; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Fixed Income Strategist to join its dynamic team in London. This exciting role involves setting business strategies for innovative ETF products and collaborating closely with portfolio management teams. The ideal candidate will leverage over a decade of experience in asset management to drive growth and enhance product offerings. You will represent the firm at industry events and client meetings, showcasing your expertise in multi-sector portfolios. Join a forward-thinking company that values collaboration and excellence, and make a significant impact in the world of fixed income investments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in asset management or sell-side industry as a Product Strategist.
• Strong understanding of macroeconomics and fixed income fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the local expert on multi-sector portfolios and set business strategy for ETFs.
• Develop marketing materials and represent products at client meetings and conferences.

Skills

Asset Management

Macroeconomics

Portfolio Strategy Analysis

Public Speaking

Communication Skills

Entrepreneurial Drive

Organizational Skills

Education

CFA

MBA

Job description

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 Overview

PIMCO Product Strategists are investment professionals that specialize in a strategy area or market sector. They are recognized internally and externally as experts in this area. Strategists at PIMCO lead new business development efforts; focus on long-term strategic positioning, while seeking to capture near-term demand opportunities. Strategists seek to position PIMCO for sustained high growth rates and attractive levels of profitability, diversifying PIMCO's business by product, investor type, and region. Strategists use their highly specialized knowledge to lead all strategic aspects of that strategy area, akin to running a focused global business unit within PIMCO. Typical Product Strategist teams are 3 to 7 people in size, split between senior Product Strategists and junior Product Associates and Analysts who provide reporting and analytical support.

PIMCO's Multi Sector Fixed Income (MSFI) PSG teams cover global and regional fixed income strategies with diversified exposures, either with a benchmark orientation or a flexible approach across the ETF, mutual fund and separate account platform. PIMCO has been a leader in offering innovative actively managed fixed income ETFs that suit different client needs and this is an area of continued growth and product development. PIMCO's ETF and MSFI products help investors to meet varying needs such as preserving capital, generating income and improving overall portfolio diversification.

PIMCO is seeking a Fixed Income Strategist to join its MSFI PSG team, focused on ETFs in London. This individual will have the opportunity to set the business strategy and identify demand for new products, significantly contributing to the growth of PIMCO's strategies.

Fixed Income Strategist Responsibilities

• Serve as the local expert on PIMCO's multi-sector portfolios internally and externally
• Set the business strategy for ETFs and develop, position and support new solutions
• Develop a strong partnership with the portfolio management teams in order to be a credible and highly effective PM substitute, serving as the product expert to relationship managers and marketers
• Represent PIMCO's multi-sector products externally at client meetings, industry conferences and meetings with other market participants in Europe
• Develop marketing, servicing and educational materials, including marketing and servicing presentations, monthly commentaries, quarterly investor reports, white papers, and other materials for publication
• Work with investors and their advisors to identify and assess investment needs and recommend suitable investment strategies and solutions
• Partner with client-facing PIMCO professionals to service and grow our ETF and MSFI businesses globally

Requirements

• 10+ years' experience in asset management or sell-side industry as a Product Strategist
• Robust understanding of macroeconomics and fixed income fundamentals
• Aptitude in analyzing and communicating portfolio strategy and risk factors
• Enthusiasm for the financial markets, investment management and ETFs
• Understanding of the various channels of demand and distribution for fixed income products
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Aptitude for public speaking in both formal and informal settings, in front of a variety of types and sizes of audiences
• Entrepreneurial drive to build a business coupled with the ability to be a cooperative team player
• High level of organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work according to business needs
• Clear commitment to PIMCO's culture, values and investment approach
• CFA or MBA desired