Municipal Underwriting Assistant: Pricing & Market Strategy

HJ Sims; Connecticut; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HJ Sims is seeking an Assistant Municipal Underwriter to join our Municipal Underwriting team. The candidate will join the Municipal Underwriting team and report directly to the Head of Municipal Underwriting.

The Assistant Underwriter position is responsible for coordinating all facets of the bond underwriting process, relying on knowledge and expertise of markets, concepts, and practices and procedures. The Assistant Underwriter will work directly with our municipal institutional sales

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 5+ years on trading or underwriting desk.
• Strong understanding of municipal credit and market dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Review internal transaction calendar with new issue information and prepare pricing schedules.
• Participate on conference calls and meetings for new business opportunities, primarily high yield in nature.
• Interact daily with bankers to discuss market conditions and pricing tactics.
• Account for syndicate balances, orders and indications of interest for new issues.
• Utilize Bloomberg functions regarding deal distribution, pricing and messaging.

Skills

Municipal underwriting

Pricing strategy

Stakeholder communication

Market dynamics

Bloomberg

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Bloomberg terminals

Job description

HJ Sims is seeking an Assistant Municipal Underwriter to join our Municipal Underwriting team. The candidate will join the Municipal Underwriting team and report directly to the Head of Municipal Underwriting.

The Assistant Underwriter position is responsible for coordinating all facets of the bond underwriting process, relying on knowledge and expertise of markets, concepts, and practices and procedures. The Assistant Underwriter will work directly with our municipal institutional sales