Associate Fixed-Income Principal Trader

Ameriprise Financial; Minneapolis (MN); Presencial; USD 82.000 - 112.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vacation time

Sick time

Descripción de la vacante

Ameriprise Financial in Minneapolis seeks a licensed fixed-income trader on a principal trading desk, initially focused on municipal securities. The role owns end-to-end execution, inventory positioning, and pricing decisions within approved risk limits.

You will analyze market dynamics, manage DV01 exposure, and collaborate with advisors and internal partners to drive profitability. The position requires Series 7 and 63 licenses, a Finance/economics-related degree, and strong independent

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• Series 7 and Series 63 licenses active at hire.
• Experienced fixed-income knowledge and ability to explain pricing relative to alternatives.
• Independent decision-making within delegated authority; escalates complex judgments.

Responsabilidades

• Owns end-to-end execution and resolution of principal fixed-income transactions within authority and risk limits.
• Executes in inventory books, applying pricing judgment and escalating high-risk matters.
• Manages inventory positioning, bid coverage, pricing analysis and trade-review deliverables.
• Evaluates relative value, DV01 exposure, aging, and concentration to improve turnover and profitability.
• Converts market developments into actionable trading and inventory recommendations.
• Establishes hedges and monitors risk reporting; supports regulatory reporting.

Conocimientos

Series 7

Series 63

Fixed-income knowledge

Pricing/relative value

Hedging

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Herramientas

Trading platforms

Descripción del empleo

About Our CompanyWe’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.Job DescriptionLicensed fixed-income trader on a principal trading desk, initially assigned to municipal securities. The role consistently commits firm capital, holds and positions inventory, and makes independent buying, selling, pricing, hedging, and risk-reward decisions across an assigned scope within established capital and risk limits. It owns assigned inventory and desk deliverables with limited day-to-day direction, supports senior inventory books, and converts market, advisor, and dealer information into actions affecting profitability and risk. It remains below a Junior Trader’s broader product authority, capital responsibility, and exception autonomy.Key ResponsbilitiesOwns end-to-end execution and resolution of assigned principal fixed-income transactions within established authority, capital, and risk limits, including independent buying and selling decisions for inventory positions.Executes in assigned and senior trader inventory books as needed, applying judgment to pricing and execution while escalating unusual or higher-risk matters.Owns assigned inventory positioning, bid coverage, pricing analysis, and trade-review deliverables with limited day-to-day direction.Evaluates relative value, competitive offerings, supply and demand, market movements, aging, concentration, and DV01 exposure to improve turnover, profitability, and disciplined capital use.Applies experienced fixed-income knowledge and developing municipal expertise to determine why bonds are priced relative to alternatives across credit, structure, call, liquidity, maturity, and market technicals.Converts economic, regulatory, dealer, and order-flow developments into actionable trading and inventory recommendations.Applies market, liquidity, credit, concentration, operational, and inventory-risk controls to positions for which the role commits firm capital.Establishes hedge positions within delegated authority, including short U.S. Treasury positions for assigned activity or on behalf of senior traders; supports book-level DV01, aging, and concentration reporting; and understands mark-ups/mark-downs, special trade coding, and regulatory reporting.Owns risk assessment for assigned decisions across market, liquidity, credit, concentration, operational, and inventory exposures.Establishes or recommends U.S. Treasury hedge positions, evaluates risk-reward tradeoffs, monitors book-level DV01, aging, and concentration, and applies mark-up/mark-down, special-coding, and regulatory-reporting requirements.Owns analysis of advisor behavior, order flow, inventory turnover, and market trends and converts those insights into distribution and inventory actions.Explains complex concepts to advisors, gains cooperation from internal partners, and develops dealer relationships whose quality and activity directly affect execution opportunities and desk profitability.Owns assigned desk-development and operating-improvement deliverables, including transfer of knowledge from unusual market and risk scenarios.Demonstrates sustained independent judgment and results required for consideration for broader trading authority; progression is earned and not guaranteed.Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.Series 7 and Series 63 licenses must be active at hire.Experienced fixed-income knowledge and demonstrated ability to explain why bonds are priced relative to competitive alternatives.Strong pricing, relative-value, inventory, hedging, and risk judgment using supply and demand, aging, concentration, DV01, and market information.Acts independently on routine buy/sell, inventory-positioning, and risk-reward decisions within delegated authority; escalates complex or higher-risk judgments.Explains difficult concepts to advisors and builds dealer relationships that support execution, future business, and desk profitability.Applies principal-trading controls, including mark-ups/mark-downs, special coding, hedging, and regulatory reporting.Commercial mindset, professionalism, accountability, initiative, and composure under pressure; full-time Minneapolis office presence.Preferred QualificationsTypically 5–7 years of transferable experience, including relevant financial-services, fixed-income, capital-markets, trading-support, operations, wealth-management, public-finance, investment, or related experience.Municipal-securities, principal-trading, inventory-management, or retail fixed-income distribution experience.Experience in externally comparable roles such as Associate Fixed Income Trader, Fixed Income Trader I, Municipal Trading Associate, or similar controlled-authority trading roles.Experience interpreting credit, pricing, yield, market technicals, advisor activity, inventory turnover, and market-data or trading-platform outputs.Visa SponsorshipApplicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).In-Office CollaborationWe are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.Base Pay SalaryThe estimated base salary for this role is $81,700 – $112,300 per year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.Full-Time/Part-TimeFull timeExempt/Non-ExemptExemptJob Family GroupBusiness Support & OperationsLine of BusinessCLEAR ClearingAmeriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.