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.Position OverviewPIMCO Product Strategists are investment professionals that specialize in a strategy area or market sector.
They are recognized internally and externally as experts in this area.
Strategists at PIMCO lead new business development efforts; focus on long-term strategic positioning, while seeking to capture near-term demand opportunities.
Strategists seek to position PIMCO for sustained high growth rates and attractive levels of profitability, diversifying PIMCO's business by product, investor type, and region.
Strategists use their highly specialized knowledge to lead all strategic aspects of that strategy area, akin to running a focused global business unit within PIMCO.
Typical Product Strategist teams are 3 to 7 people in size, split between senior Product Strategists and junior Product Associates and Analysts who provide reporting and analytical support.PIMCO's Multi Sector Fixed Income (MSFI) PSG teams cover global and regional fixed income strategies with diversified exposures, either with a benchmark orientation or a flexible approach across the ETF, mutual fund and separate account platform.
PIMCO has been a leader in offering innovative actively managed fixed income ETFs that suit different client needs and this is an area of continued growth and product development.
PIMCO's ETF and MSFI products help investors to meet varying needs such as preserving capital, generating income and improving overall portfolio diversification.PIMCO is seeking a Fixed Income Strategist to join its MSFI PSG team, focused on ETFs in London.
This individual will have the opportunity to set the business strategy and identify demand for new products, significantly contributing to the growth of PIMCO's strategies.Fixed Income Strategist ResponsibilitiesServe as the local expert on PIMCO's multi-sector portfolios internally and externallySet the business strategy for ETFs and develop, position and support new solutionsDevelop a strong partnership with the portfolio management teams in order to be a credible and highly effective PM substitute, serving as the product expert to relationship managers and marketersRepresent PIMCO's multi-sector products externally at client meetings, industry conferences and meetings with other market participants in EuropeDevelop marketing, servicing and educational materials, including marketing and servicing presentations, monthly commentaries, quarterly investor reports, white papers, and other materials for publicationWork with investors and their advisors to identify and assess investment needs and recommend suitable investment strategies and solutionsPartner with client-facing PIMCO professionals to service and grow our ETF and MSFI businesses globallyRequirements10+ years' experience in asset management or sell-side industry as a Product StrategistRobust understanding of macroeconomics and fixed income fundamentalsAptitude in analyzing and communicating portfolio strategy and risk factorsEnthusiasm for the financial markets, investment management and ETFsUnderstanding of the various channels of demand and distribution for fixed income productsExceptional verbal and written communication skillsAptitude for public speaking in both formal and informal settings, in front of a variety of types and sizes of audiencesEntrepreneurial drive to build a business coupled with the ability to be a cooperative team playerHigh level of organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work according to business needsClear commitment to PIMCO's culture, values and investment approachCFA or MBA desired