Portfolio Manager And Trader

The Portfolio Manager and Trader will be joining Neuberger's Fixed Income Separately Managed Account Team and will lead the taxable business. Neuberger manages over $2.4 billion in high quality-focused, taxable investment grade separately managed accounts (SMAs), across the yield curve. The successful candidate will work closely with members of the Investment Grade Credit, Securitized, Rates, and Municipal teams to develop investment ideas and implement them into portfolios.

Responsibilities:

• Manage taxable US investment grade fixed income SMAs for Neuberger's Intermediary and Private Net Worth sales channels. Mandates include Short Duration, Intermediate, Core, and Corporate Ladders
• Responsible for portfolio positioning, trade modeling, managing cash flows, trade execution across a wide variety of fixed income asset classes, and monitoring risk
• Collaborate closely with Neuberger's fixed income sector teams, to identify investment opportunities across a variety of asset classes, including US Treasuries, Agencies, Investment Grade Corporate Bonds, and Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities and implement them
• Daily monitoring of portfolios to ensure they remain in compliance with investment strategies and guidelines
• Partner with Municipal Bond team in managing tax-aware strategies
• Collaborate with Client Portfolio Managers, keeping them abreast of the strategies and investment views
• Maintain strong counterparty relationships with daily interaction across sales and trading
• Assist with monthly and quarterly reporting requirements, including attribution, writing commentaries, and client reviews, as well as collateral documents and RFPs

Qualifications:

• 5-7+ years of experience in asset management
• Experience managing and trading investment grade fixed income Separately Managed Accounts
• Deep knowledge of fixed income markets, including investment grade corporates, US Treasuries, Agencies, and Agency MBS
• Bachelor's degree required within finance, economics, mathematics, or related field, MBA and/or CFA a plus
• Highly motivated team player, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, who works with a sense of urgency and has the ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks in a fast-paced environment; work under pressure and independently evaluate investment ideas and take ownership of investment performance
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy is critical
• Excellent communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Investor Tools Perform preferred, but not required
• SIE, Series 7, and 66

Compensation Details

The salary range for this role is $150,000-$185,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in the job posting location. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, business sector, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, market benchmarking data, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for a discretionary bonus, which, along with base salary and retirement contributions, is part of our total comprehensive package. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement, life insurance and other benefits to eligible employees.

Neuberger is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment because of race, creed, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship status or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.