Senior Active Credit Structured Products Analyst

Vanguard; Malvern (AR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Vanguard in Malvern, PA seeks a senior credit professional to own CMBS/RMBS coverage, driving rigorous analysis and actionable recommendations. You will build purchase/sale ideas, monitor issuers, and push automation across the fixed income desk.

You will lead surveillance, partner with PMs, banks, issuers, and rating agencies, and contribute to cross-functional Active Credit initiatives. Strong quantitative credit modeling and data skills are required.

Qualifications

• 8 years in investment management; 4+ years specializing in active credit structured products.
• Bachelor’s in finance, economics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering; MBA/MS and CFA preferred.
• Advanced SQL, Python, Tableau; comfort with large datasets.
• Deep quantitative skills in credit modeling and risk analytics.

Responsibilities

• Own coverage of CMBS/RMBS; track market/regulatory/economic developments and translate into opportunities.
• Build purchase/sale recommendations integrating credit fundamentals, prepayment behavior, relative value, and risk analytics.
• Lead ongoing surveillance of issuers/sectors; monitor credit quality changes and risk factors; deliver timely updates.
• Leverage advanced analytics to improve and automate workflows; scale data integration; accelerate decisions.
• Present views and strategies to senior leadership and clients; build relationships with PMs, banks, issuers, rating agencies, and peers.
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives to strengthen Active Credit.

Skills

SQL

Python

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree (finance/economics/math/CS/engineering)

MBA/MS and CFA preferred

Tools

Aladdin

Intex

Trepp

Yield Book

Job description

Vanguard in Malvern, PA seeks a senior credit professional to own CMBS/RMBS coverage, driving rigorous analysis and actionable recommendations. You will build purchase/sale ideas, monitor issuers, and push automation across the fixed income desk.

You will lead surveillance, partner with PMs, banks, issuers, and rating agencies, and contribute to cross-functional Active Credit initiatives. Strong quantitative credit modeling and data skills are required.