Portfolio Manager

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.

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Position: Senior Vice President, Japan Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

Location: Tokyo

Reporting to: Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Portfolio Management

PIMCO is seeking to recruit a Portfolio Manager based in Tokyo to expand the existing portfolio management effort.

The position will be part of the team responsible for generating investment ideas, implementing strategies and executing trades in Japanese fixed income markets for PIMCO's USD 1.74 trillion client assets. He or she will also be managing PIMCO's client portfolios managed against Japanese bond benchmarks, working on the Tokyo Portfolio Management Desk and in close collaboration with other desks at PIMCO's Portfolio Management Team.

Job Description:

• Analyze Japan's economy and fixed income markets and develop macro-oriented strategies and relative-value strategies. Execute trades and manage their risks for all PIMCO portfolios that can implement Japan strategies as overlay, as well as for Japan-dedicated portfolios. Products to trade include JGB, non-government Japanese credit, futures, interest rate swaps, CDS, options, and/or money markets.
• Report to Tomoya Masanao, Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Portfolio Management, and work closely with other members of the Japan team on a day-to-day basis.
• Communicate with and present to PIMCO's Asia Pacific Portfolio Committee and Investment Committee (chaired by Dan Ivascyn, CIOs) and collaborate with other portfolio managers in different offices, on macro analysis and strategy recommendations (both excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are essential).
• Contribute to business developments, marketing and client servicing. Promote PIMCO's investment products and present investment strategies to PIMCO's clients and consultants.

Candidate qualifications:

• Excellent skills and experiences in analyzing economy/policies/politics and financial markets
• Excellent English communication skills are a must
• Both buy-side and sell-side backgrounds are eligible
• Outstanding academic qualifications, preferably with a master degree in economics, finance, science or engineering

Personal characteristics:

• Able to work well in a team environment and in a collaborated manner
• Experience in working for western institutions is not mandatory but helpful

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