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Fixed Income Investment Portfolio Manager

Natwest, City of London

Fixed Income Investment Portfolio Manager

Salary Not Specified

Natwest, City of London

  • Full time
  • Permanent

Posted 2 days ago, 31 Dec | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 22822_R-00247074

Full Job Description

Join us as a Fixed Income Investment Portfolio Manager

  • You’ll be actively managing NatWest’s portfolios of high-quality liquid assets on a team of five portfolio managers, managing and improving systems and controls to maintain high standards of operation while remaining responsive to changes in market practice and our strategic direction
  • Your team’s investments will include government and supranational bonds, covered bonds, and asset backed securities in four currencies
  • You’ll become an expert in fixed income portfolio management, strategically generating income from financial markets to reduce the cost of holding liquidity

What you'll do

In this strategic role, you’ll manage portfolios of fixed income securities to ensure compliance with our risk appetite and PRA guidelines. You’ll monitor ongoing changes in the regulatory framework and present impact analysis on the liquidity environment. 

As well as this, you'll:

  • Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders from global investment banks through to issuers like the World Bank and the UK government
  • Participate in regular external briefings to expand your knowledge and represent the organisation
  • Maintain market knowledge and an understanding of the changing regulatory environment, allowing for the ad-hoc provision of information and advice to the senior executive team within the Treasury function

The skills you'll need

You’ll demonstrate strong communication skills, high levels of attention to detail in an operational environment, and the ability to work under pressure, prioritise, and adhere to deadlines. Your technical experience will include either first-hand experience of fixed income markets and executing bond or derivatives to manage risks or an investment portfolio, or expertise in asset backed securities. The latter will comprise of an understanding of market dynamics, building issuer relationships, and granular cashflow modelling to identify and stress test attractive investments, mainly in mortgage ABS. Experience of data analysis and coding will be beneficial.

We're also looking for:

  • Strong numerical skills
  • The drive to improve processes and develop new products
  • Good collaboration and teamworking skills

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