Asset Management - Municipal Custom Bond Portfolios (CBP) Credit Analyst/Portfolio Manager - Vice Pr

The Global Fixed Income, Currency, and Commodities team (GFICC) at J.P.

Morgan Asset Management is a leading fixed income manager with expertise across all sectors.

Our investment decisions are backed by the proprietary research of a globally integrated team.

We manage a wide range of strategies, including broad market, long duration, and emerging market debt, among others.

The Customized Bond Portfolio (CBP) Team within GFICC manages over $170 billion in fixed income assets, with the Municipal Bond team managing $80 billion across investment grade municipal credits.

As a Portfolio Manager on the Municipal Bond team you will assist in monitoring municipal holdings in SMA strategies.

You will function as a bridge between the portfolio managers and the municipal research team.

Job Responsibilities


* Make buy, sell and/or hold recommendations for different strategies and risk appetites based on the Credit Research team's fundamental analysis and own views.


* Consider portfolio management factors in such recommendations, including book yield, tax impact, scarcity (for specialty states), mandate (buy & hold vs total return).


* Collaborate closely with the Credit Research team to identify market trends, analyze individual credits, and assess relative value across securities.


* Play an active role in the investment and portfolio construction decisions for existing and new accounts.


* Review external portfolios for acceptability based upon internal guidelines.


* Maintain and report on the current events of a certain credit(s) by analyzing the news, rating agency actions and other analyst publications.


* Identify risks at the borrower and sector level.


* Share knowledge, both verbally and in writing (internal use only) regarding ongoing credit or sector developments.


* Provide research material on specific issuers, market trends and general municipal issues to the CBP team and other areas of asset management.


* Meet with internal and external clients and prospects and respond to inquiries from stakeholders.


* Contribute to the ongoing development of credit analysis and portfolio management tools.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills.


* Minimum 5 years of buy side experience in credit analysis.


* Demonstrated ability to evaluate municipal issuer credit risk and communicate concisely under typically stringent time constraints.


* Excellent responsiveness and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.


* Must possess exceptional communication skills both written and oral and be able to communicate their thoughts to external clients and internal partners..


* Solid decision-making skills that could impact our risk-taking capabilities.


* Ability to work proactively and creatively in a team environment.


* Experience using Bloomberg.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills


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