Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

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Responsibilities include the day-to-day management and monitoring of the Discretionary Portfolio Management (“DPM”) mandates offered to the Bank’s High Net Worth clients.

**YOUR CHALLENGE**:
The Portfolio Manager (“PM”) is a member of the Global Fixed Income Investment Management (“FIIM”) team. We are looking for an experienced and accomplished Fixed Income PM with a track record in managing discretionary bond mandates. The role holder will be based in Singapore with performance ownership and responsibility for a book of Global Fixed Income Discretionary Mandates booked in Asia. This role is a unique opportunity to join Julius Baer’s growing and successful Fixed Income investment management franchise.

His/her main responsibilities include the day-to-day management and monitoring of Global Fixed Income Discretionary Mandates. The incumbent is expected to work closely with Relationship Managers (“RMs”) to understand the clients’ unique goals and risk profiles, and to be an ambassador of Global Fixed Income Discretionary Mandates.

The FIIM team is responsible for the management of the bank’s Global Fixed Income Funds and Discretionary Mandates. Located in Investment & Wealth Management Solutions (IWMS) / Global Equity & Fixed Income Investment Management of Bank Julius Baer & Co. in Zurich, Switzerland, FIIM is the Fixed Income asset class competence centre in support of the Group CIO, Investment Committee and global Investment Management operation. The team is composed of 14 specialists based in Switzerland. The FIIM team has generated superior risk adjusted performance during the last five years by combining the best of institutional and private wealth management processes, talent and execution. The operation is fully aligned with client interest. Fixed Income mandates, building-block investment funds and certificates are all managed within the same team.

As a Material Risk Personnel of the Bank (as defined under the Individual Accountability and Conduct policy), you have the authority to make decisions or conduct activities that can significantly impact the Bank's safety and soundness, or cause harm to a significant segment of the Bank’s customers or other stakeholders. As a Material Risk Personnel, you are also to comply with the standards of conducts expected and satisfy the fitness and propriety on an on-going basis.

The role as a Fixed Income portfolio manager involves notably the following tasks:

- Perform portfolio manager responsibilities such as individual portfolio construction and mistake-free, timely and compliant implementation of both the specified investment strategies and the asset allocation decisions in a book of managed portfolios
- Ensure that the assigned portfolios always adhere to the defined investment guidelines/restrictions/laws/regulations and do respect the applicable investment universe
- Optimise the portfolios’ risk-adjusted performance against specified (market) comparators (strategic and/or tactical asset allocation, benchmarks) and potentially peers
- Take individual as well as joint accountability for the resulting performance as portfolio manager and member of the FIIM mandate’s desk, and represent it both internally and to clients
- Communicate well and effectively with relationship managers, clients and prospects to support FIIM’s goal to continuously grow its successful fixed income franchise
- Fully understand and steer the individual risk and return drivers of the assigned accounts by optimizing their portfolio construction
- Support the FIIM team in different tasks and projects, e.g., investment proposal construction, bespoke portfolio analyses, investment committee inputs, etc.
- Contribute to the Bank’s and FIIM’s ESG investment objectives
- Ensure compliance with all policies and guidelines of the Julius Baer Group

The role offers a challenging, dynamic and diverse workflow with team colleagues, management and other staff across functions and geographies.

**Client Management (internal & external)**
- Strong client facing handling and inter-personal skills - demonstrate the ability to establish strong working relationships and the ability to interact effectively with, both internal and external clients or prospects
- Stay abreast with fixed income market trends

**Regulatory Responsibilities &/OR Risk Management**
- Ensure appropriate ethical and compliant behaviour within the area of responsibility by clear demonstration of appropriate values and behaviours including but not limited to standards on honesty and integrity, due care and diligence, fair dealing (treating customers fairly), management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, adequate risk management, an