Client Solutions Associate

at  PIMCO

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.
We are seeking an Associate to join our Client Solutions & Analytics team in London. Our team brings to bear PIMCO’s intellectual capital, resources and proprietary infrastructure to help our clients make better investment decisions.
Team Overview:
Started in 2009 as one of the industry’s inaugural “Solutions” teams, we partner with a diverse range of clients across all geographies and channels. We strive to generate practical investment insights for clients in a range of ways, including performing customised analyses, publishing research and building tailored strategies across asset classes in both public and private markets. The team’s 100+ members span multiple global offices and specialties whilst working closely with a number of PIMCO teams, including Account Managers, Portfolio Managers and Product Specialists.
Responsibilities
You will partner with senior Strategists within Client Solutions & Analytics to engage with Account Managers and their clients, understand their investment objectives and support the design of solutions to meet their individual objectives. The role requires a solid understanding of all major asset classes and how they interact in a portfolio.

The key mandates can be summarised as follows:

• Supporting the team in the delivery of asset allocation and risk management solutions to clients and prospects – both in assets-only and in ALM space - working closely with senior members in the team, Account Management, Product Management and Portfolio Management as required
• Use proprietary software and external data sources to run risk analytics, optimisations, economic scenario analyses and stress tests
• Help build presentation books that detail PIMCO’s analysis and recommendations
• Maintain marketing and thematic materials such as presentation books and other general education materials
• Perform risk management, attribution and other product analysis reports on a periodic basis as required
• Support senior Strategists and Quantitative Research Analysts to generate thought leadership: build models and generate intellectual capital for PIMCO’s Solutions activities
• Manage a workload of multiple simultaneous client projects, while ensuring that deadlines are met

Requirements

• 1-3 years of meaningful work experience, preferably in investment consulting, although backgrounds from buy-side and sell-side institutions will also be considered
• Robust quantitative and analytical skills, modelling and advanced excel skills are required
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to articulate ideas / strategies clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Fluency in English with another European language desirable
• Passion for financial markets, macroeconomics and investment management
• Proven general investment knowledge across an array of asset classes
• Strong results orientation and an ability to run multiple agendas concurrently
• Proactive, well organised, high-energy self-starter who works well in a team environment
• Ability to tackle sophisticated problems efficiently to a tight-deadline in a fast-paced professional environment
• Ideally working towards industry recognised qualification such as CFA, CAIA, FIA

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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