Credit Trader - Investment Grade

Who You’ll Work With:

We are seeking to hire a Fixed Income Trader on our Investment Grade Credit Desk as a part of the Global Fixed Income Trading team. This is a role with significant opportunity and expectation to add value to our business through contribution to both our IG investment teams as well as the broader credit and FI platform. The position will report to the Head of US HY Trading and work closely with other senior bond traders across Fixed Income as well as portfolio managers, analysts, and quantitative research.

This position will be based in Nashville or New York. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with investment professionals in New York, Nashville, London and Hong Kong.

What You’ll Do:

• Developing and enhancing over time an in-depth understanding of fixed income markets, as well as our investment philosophies and strategies of the portfolios

• Executing orders and sourcing liquidity in a manner consistent with our best execution and risk management practices, as well as our policies and procedures

• Help drive the investment process by working closely with senior traders, portfolio managers and analysts, and sharing market views in weekly and monthly investment strategy discussions

• Work closely with senior traders across the business on projects that enhance efficiency in the trading and investment processes and mitigate operational risk

• Gathering, analyzing, and disseminating market and security information to identify actionable trade ideas and investment opportunities

• Representing AB with the street, fostering new sell-side trading relationships and leveraging existing relationships

What We’re Looking For:

The successful candidate is likely to have the following qualifications:

• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Strong work ethic and attention to detail with a precision and risk management mindset

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in a collaborative, team-based, results-oriented environment

• Strong analytical skills and an ability to apply those skills in a highly practical fashion

• A self-starter with an attitude and practice of proactive idea generation and continuous review and improvement of our processes

• Strong academic credentials; with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.

• 5-7yrs experience in a credit trading role, with a preference to IG or HY US markets exposure.

• Experience leveraging top LLM models to unlock unique insights that are incorporated in data driven process

• Programming skills a plus but not required; Python & SQL primarily

About AB 

We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations operating in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work. 

Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us! 

All are encouraged to apply. AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law.  AB’s policies and practices seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants based solely on job-related criteria.

In accordance with applicable law, the minimum and maximum base annual salary for this role is as follows:

Base Salary Range: $150,000.00 to $250,000.00

Actual base salaries may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors. Base salary is just one component of total compensation at AB, which may include, depending on eligibility, commissions, year-end incentive compensation, short- and long-term incentives and Department-specific awards. In addition, AB provides a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, sick and vacation time off

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