Job Location: Philadelphia, PA (in office)

Job Description: Fixed Income Credit Trader Investment Grade

The role is a key position as it relates to the trade execution and alignment to portfolio management teams for total return strategies / client-based portfolios and General account strategies within MIM.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execution of trades across multiple sectors and portfolio strategies aligned with internal trading process and best execution policy

• Manage the order / allocation process for both Primary and Secondary execution

• Manage Broker dealer relationship - Trading, Sales, Syndicate

• Work Closely with Portfolio Management Team to assist in Identifying investible ideas, with focus on Relative Value from issuer and sector perspective.

• Work tightly with the research analyst team to identify and align portfolio investment opportunities.

• Market intelligence communication

• Allocation of securities

• Resolution of trade operations and compliance issues

• Timely Booking of trades and hedges

• Participate in regular scheduled trading desk meetings

  Experience and Skills:

Required:

· Undergraduate degree required

• 5-10 years of Fixed income trading experience, with preferred focus on Investment Grade Trading

• Bloomberg, Marketaxess, Tradeweb proficiency

• Strong Communication skills

• Team Orientated

• Strong Knowledge of Corporate Credit Markets

• Excel

Preferred:

· BlackRock SolutionsAladdin OMS

Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans

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