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Portfolio Associate

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Portfolio Associate team members directly support Portfolio Managers and build relationships internally with Account Managers, Product Managers, Risk Management, Legal and Compliance counterparts, Operations teams, and other Portfolio Associate teams across the firm’s global offices.

On a day-to-day basis, Portfolio Associates assist Portfolio Management in active fund monitoring and assist Portfolio Managers in measuring risk and managing client assets. Portfolio Associates are routinely encouraged to develop key tools and reporting methods to support the Portfolio Management team.

Position Development Value:

Extensive exposure to industry experts within Portfolio Management and across other functional areas of the firm
A broad range of opportunities to collaborate with talented colleagues
Learning environment focused on key buy-side portfolio risk and return principles
Constructive feedback to foster career growth in addition to a formal annual review process

Location:

Newport Beach, CA

Responsibilities:

Utilize proprietary risk systems for monitoring of portfolio exposures vs investment objectives across target portfolios
Coordinate with Cash Management and Alternatives Finance Group for active Cash and Liquidity requirements
Work with Risk Management and Product Specialist Groups on Attribution/Performance Metrics and analysis
Assist Portfolio Managers with allocations and trade processing as well as management of trade life cycle events across all products
Coordinate with functional teams across the firm for new asset setup, compliance monitoring, acct setup and compliance coding, and areas for operational efficiency development
Respond to on-going requests from the Portfolio Management and Portfolio Risk Management teams

Requirements:

Strong academic background in a technical field from a leading, accredited college or university
Understanding of Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives, Real Estate, Private Equity products
Outstanding communication skills are required to operate in a complex financial and mathematical environment
Strong analytical skills and process-oriented background with the ability to demonstrate keen operational awareness and able to problem-solve in a high-pressure and time-critical environment
Excel “power user” - SQL, VBA and programming skills are preferred

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.

Salary Range: $ 105,000.00 - $ 122,500.00

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

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