Pricing Analyst – Fixed Income & Derivatives (SQL/Python)

PIMCO Ltd. - Pacific Investment Management Company; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

PIMCO is seeking a Pricing Team member to support daily valuation of fixed income, derivatives, and related assets across client portfolios. You will perform price validation, QA checks, and respond to inquiries from portfolio managers, pricing vendors, and custodians.

The role involves collaborating with Legal/Compliance, Risk, and Technology teams, and contributing to pricing accuracy through new workflows and business requirements. A strong analytical mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Economics or Finance; MBA/CFA or in program is a plus
• Relevant professional work experience within the financial services industry
• Familiarity with basic fixed income products is recommended, but experience with complex derivatives (e.g. caps/floors, commodity index swaps/forwards, FX options/swaps, forward rate agreements, interest rate swaps/swaptions, total return swaps) is strongly preferred.
• Experience with pricing vendors, PM/trading desk engagement, Bloomberg terminal, and fund audits is preferred
• Strong technology skills, including proficiency in SQL, Python, and MS Excel is preferred
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Daily security price validation by researching and resolving discrepancies as it relates to fixed income, derivatives, equity, ETF, FX, and commodity prices
• Monitor, execute, enhance, and create new daily price quality assurance checks
• Answer pricing related inquiries from internal and external stakeholders, including interaction with front office Portfolio Management team, pricing vendors, and Custodian banks
• Conduct security pricing reviews related to financial audits
• Assist in managing service providers that provide daily support functions related to daily production activities related to pricing securities
• Create new and enhance existing workflows related to pricing responsibilities
• Write business requirements for the technology teams to enhance our pricing applications

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Economics or Finance

MBA or CFA candidate / in program

Tools

SQL

Python

MS Excel

Bloomberg terminal

Job description

PIMCO is seeking a Pricing Team member to support daily valuation of fixed income, derivatives, and related assets across client portfolios. You will perform price validation, QA checks, and respond to inquiries from portfolio managers, pricing vendors, and custodians.

The role involves collaborating with Legal/Compliance, Risk, and Technology teams, and contributing to pricing accuracy through new workflows and business requirements. A strong analytical mindset is essential.