US Fixed Income & Multi-Asset Manager, Research Associate

Join a global team building a best-in-class fixed income investment platform for the world's top Private Bank as a Senior Associate.

JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management, with $2.8 trillion in client assets, is a global leader in investment and wealth management.

The firm serves institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and retail investors across all major markets and invests across equities, fixed income, alternatives, multi-asset, and money markets.

The Manager Solutions team is responsible for the research, selection, and ongoing monitoring of asset managers used across Global Wealth Management investment programs.

The team supports a global client base and operates across New York, London, and Mumbai.

We are seeking a Senior Associate with a focus on fixed income funds, ETFs and separate accounts.

This individual will play a critical role in manager research, investment underwriting, and ongoing monitoring across a variety of fixed income sectors.

The role serves as a key point of contact for external asset managers and contributes directly to investment committee recommendations.

Key Responsibilities


* Research, select, and monitor fixed income investment managers, with emphasis on evaluating investment process, team, philosophy, and performance


* Present recommendations to investment committee and other internal stakeholders


* Conduct manager due diligence meetings, preparing focused agendas, identifying inconsistencies between stated process and portfolio positioning, and producing clear, committee-ready meeting notes and recommendation memos


* Proactively source new investment opportunities within relevant universes, assessing how potential additions complement or overlap with existing manager allocations


* Partner with portfolio managers, portfolio strategy, and asset class leaders to ensure manager recommendations align with broader platform objectives


* Communicate investment processes clearly to internal stakeholders, clients, and external managers

Required Qualifications


* 3-6 years of hands-on investment experience within asset or wealth management, credit research (buy-side or sell-side), investment consulting, manager research at an institutional allocator, or similar roles


* Strong knowledge or interest in fixed income markets


* Superior writing and presentation skills - this role produces committee-level work product and requires the ability to communicate complex analysis clearly, precisely, and with appropriate nuance


* Critical thinking and constructive skepticism - comfort pushing past marketing narratives, flagging risks, and distinguishing between genuine alpha and market beta


* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to represent the Private Bank externally in manager meetings and across internal teams


* Quantitative competence with the ability to translate data into actionable investment conclusions

Preferred Qualifications


* Deep familiarity w...