Portfolio Associate / Senior Portfolio Associate

PIMCO Europe Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PIMCO Europe Ltd. is seeking a Portfolio Associate/Senior Portfolio Associate in Singapore to support portfolio managers across capital markets. You will monitor portfolios, assist in rebalancing, and contribute to risk reporting and performance attribution.

The role requires strong fixed income knowledge, quantitative skills, and proficiency with Excel and programming where applicable. Ideal candidates hold a quantitative finance background, with experience in multi-asset strategies and a

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of fixed income, equities and FX workflows.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills for portfolio risk.
• Proficiency in Excel; programming skills (Python, VBA) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple portfolio strategies and risk monitoring.
• Assist in portfolio rebalancing and cash flow management.
• Conduct performance and attribution analyses and report to Portfolio Managers.
• Collaborate with Account Managers, Legal, Compliance and Operations.

Skills

Fixed income knowledge

Excel power user

Python

Quantitative analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/quantitative field

Tools

Proprietary risk systems

Job description

## Portfolio Associate / Senior Portfolio AssociateApply: Singapore: Full time: Posted Today: R107039PIMCO 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.**Portfolio Associate Team Overview**Portfolio Associate team members directly support Portfolio Managers and build relationships internally with Account Managers, Product Managers, Legal and Compliance counterparts, Operations teams, and other Portfolio Associate teams across the firm’s global offices. On a day-to-day basis, Portfolio Associates actively monitor portfolios to assist Portfolio Managers in rebalancing risks and providing operational support where necessary. Portfolio Associates are routinely encouraged to provide creative solutions and develop key tools and reporting methods to support the Portfolio Management team. **Position Development Value:*** Extensive exposure to industry authorities within Portfolio Management and across other functional areas of the firm A broad range of opportunities to collaborate with talented colleagues* Learning environment focused on key buy-side portfolio risk and return principles Constructive feedback to foster career growth in addition to a formal annual review process* Ensuring investment objectives are reflected across portfolios in scope* Monitoring portfolio positions and products versus client guidelines in concert with Compliance team Coordinating with Portfolio Management on re-balancing of portfolios* Utilizing proprietary risk systems for monitoring of portfolio exposures Assisting in account transitions and cash flow management Conducting performance and attribution analyses* Tagging trades into risk categories within the portfolio Ad hoc operational tasks* Responding to ad hoc requests from the Portfolio Management team**Responsibilities*** Support Equities, Quant, EM and Hedge Fund portfolios and trading strategies* Utilizing proprietary risk systems for monitoring of portfolio exposures* Understand the systematic trade lifecycle, escalate and resolve operational issues* Ensuring investment objectives are reflected across portfolios in scope* Monitoring portfolio positions and products versus client guidelines in concert with Compliance team* Coordinating with Portfolio Management on re-balancing of portfolios* Utilizing proprietary risk systems for monitoring of portfolio exposures* Assisting in account transitions and cash flow management* Conducting performance and attribution analyses* Tagging trades into risk categories within the portfolio* Ad hoc operational tasks* Responding to ad hoc requests from the Portfolio Management team Requirements**REQUIREMENTS*** Strong academic background in a technical field from a leading, accredited college or university* Good understanding of fixed income, equities and FX workflows including knowledge of most cash and derivative instruments* Shift rotation schedules required to cover early mornings and holiday periods per equity and FX market requirements* Experience supporting Quant, Systematic, Equities, EM, or multi-asset investment strategies preferred.* Understanding of quantitative investment models, systematic trading, execution algorithms, and Trade Cost Analysis (TCA).* Outstanding communication skills are required to operate in a complex financial environment* Excel “power user” - programming skills (e.g. Python, VBA) are preferred* Strong process-oriented background and ability to demonstrate keen portfolio risk and operational awareness* Outstanding analytical skills with a proven ability to function efficiently and problem-solve in a fast paced and time-critical environment* Good understanding of Portfolio Risks and Macro Investment Models* Programming skill is a plus while proficiency with Excel is required* Ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree plus minimum 3 years of work experience