Investment Grade Trader

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is a leading global asset management group that provides a broad range of actively managed investment strategies and solutions for individual, institutional and corporate clients around the world. With more than 2000 people including over 450 investment professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia, we manage over $400 billion of assets (as of May 2018) across developed and emerging market equities, fixed income, asset allocation solutions and alternatives. Our priority is the investment success of our clients. We know investors want strong and repeatable risk-adjusted returns and we aim to deliver this through an active and consistent investment approach that is team-based, risk-aware and performance-driven.

Job Description:

Responsible for executing purchases and sales for designated investment area covered; as authorized by portfolio managers, senior traders, and/or the Head of Trading.

Responsibilities:

* Under appropriate direction, responsible for executing purchases and sales as authorized by Portfolio Managers, Senior traders and/or the Head of Trading.
* Point of contact with Street counterparties - aggregating axes, collecting and disseminating market color, and executing trades.
* Manage new issue process for investment grade corporate sector. Act as point person with the Street syndicate desks for new issued deals.
* Assist Portfolio Managers in the daily surveillance of fixed income accounts, appropriately communicating key activity relative to account guidelines and parameters.
* Provide market-related insight that helps Portfolio Managers identify relative value opportunities for the accounts.
* Act as a trading point person for a team of Portfolio Managers overseeing Institutional and Retail investment grade credit based portfolios.
* Will be expected to know various client guidelines and restrictions and utilize pre-trade compliance checks.
* Will interact with senior traders, research partners and other internal constituents on a regular basis.

Required Qualifications:

* BA/BS degree.
* 2-3+ years' experience in investment grade corporate securities preferably for a buy-side firm.
* Inquisitive mind interested in all aspects of the fixed income markets.
* Self-motivated team player with strong verbal communication skills.
* Strong problem solving skills, analytical framework and computer skills with a demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Bloomberg.
* Comfortable interacting with and taking direction from senior investment professionals.
* Able to multi task/prioritize in a fast pace environment.
* Rigorous attention to detail.

Preferred Qualications:

* CFA or CFA track preferable.
* Programming background with literacy in R and/or Python (or related languages).

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