ROLE
Execution trader on a discretionary macro portfolio management team focused on credit markets.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with the Portfolio Manager on electronic and non-electronic execution of all credit trades.
- Maintain strong relationships with a broad set of liquidity providers.
- Analyze IG new issues and maintain relationships with syndicate desks.
- Be responsible for position maintenance (e.g., CDS rolls) and be the point person working with the back office for corporate actions.
- Participate in research projects, including transaction cost analysis and broker/algorithm evaluation.
REQUIREMENTS
- 3-5 years of work experience as a credit trader in corporate bonds or CDS.
- Experience with OMS/EMS platforms such as MarketAxess and TradeWeb.
- Team player, driven, and collaborative.
- Understanding of order lifecycle from order generation to booking and TCA.
- Keen intuition for markets and a passion for studying them.
- Intellectual curiosity with strong social skills.
- Tenacious, detail-orientated, organized, and proactive about potential operational risks.
- Strong problem solving and communication skills.
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards.
