Fund Manager Fixed Income at an Asset Management Company (AMC).

Job Description: Fund Manager Fixed Income:

Role Overview:

The Fund Manager Fixed Income will be responsible for formulating, executing, and managing investment strategies across various fixed-income portfolios (such as Liquid, Money Market, Corporate Bond, G-Sec, and Duration funds). The ideal candidate will manage portfolio risk, generate alpha against benchmarks, and leverage deep macroeconomic research to optimize yields while strictly adhering to internal and regulatory risk frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Portfolio Management & Strategy:

- Formulate Investment Strategies: Develop and implement active and passive fixed-income investment strategies based on macroeconomic indicators, interest rate outlooks, and liquidity trends.

- Portfolio Construction: Construct and manage fixed-income portfolios (including G-Secs, Corporate Bonds, CPs, CDs, and T-Bills) to achieve specific fund objectives.

- Alpha Generation: Identify mispriced assets and strategic arbitrage opportunities to outperform benchmarks and peer groups while protecting investor wealth.

- Asset Liability Management (ALM): Work closely with the investment committee and risk teams to manage duration, liquidity matching, and cash flow requirements.

2. Research & Credit Analysis:

- Macroeconomic Analysis: Monitor and analyze global and domestic economic indicators, central bank policies (e.g., RBI/Fed), fiscal deficits, inflation data, and yield curve movements.

- Credit Evaluation: Conduct rigorous in-depth financial analysis and due diligence on prospective corporate issuers from a credit perspective.

- Yield Curve Strategy: Formulate views on the shape and movement of the yield curve to effectively position duration across relevant funds.

3. Execution, Operations & Risk Management:

- Trade Oversight: Oversee and guide Fixed Income Dealers to ensure flawless, timely, and cost-efficient trade execution.

- Risk Mitigation: Monitor portfolio risk metrics (such as modified duration, convexity, credit risk exposure, and concentration limits) on a continuous basis.

- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure absolute adherence to statutory regulatory guidelines (e.g., SEBI guidelines), internal investment mandates, and valuation policies.

4. Stakeholder Management & Reporting:

- Performance Attribution: Conduct periodic portfolio attribution analysis and present comparative performance metrics to the CIO and Investment Committee.

- Investor Relations & Sales Support: Provide market commentaries, factsheet inputs, and insights to institutional sales teams, distributors, and key clients regarding fund strategies and the debt market outlook.

Qualifications & Experience:

Total Experience: 10 - 15 years

- Education: MBA (Finance) from a premier institute / Chartered Accountant (CA). CFA Charterholders will be highly preferred.

- Experience: 10 years of core experience in fixed-income markets

- Technical Skills:

- Exceptional understanding of fixed-income instruments, interest rate derivatives, and money market dynamics.

- High proficiency with financial tools and trading platforms such as Bloomberg, Reuters, and portfolio accounting systems.

Key Competencies:

- Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making abilities.

- Deep-rooted understanding of macroeconomic risk variables and credit underwriting processes.

- Excellent presentation and articulation skills to communicate complex market scenarios to internal teams and external investors.