Institutional Fixed Income Sales Professional; Generalist & Credit Specialists

Overview

Castle Oak Securities, L.P. is a boutique investment bank focused on capital markets services for corporate, governmental and institutional clients. The firm specializes in primary and secondary sales and trading of fixed income, equity, and money market securities, and provides financial advisory services.

• Health insurance: competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
• Commuter benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• Charitable contribution match program for employees
• Hybrid Workplace
• Company‑paid life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Paid time off: vacation, personal days, sick leave, etc.
• Base Salary Range: $100,000-$150,000
• Incentive:
  Draw + Commissions

Open to any of our existing office locations:
New York, NY | Atlanta, GA | Chicago, IL | Los Angeles, CA | San Francisco, CA | Portland, OR | Cleveland, OH

Joining a veteran team in a dynamic sales and trading environment, the right candidate will thrive in our flat organizational structure and work directly with elite Wall Street executive leadership. The fixed income team executes billions in fixed income securities daily through proprietary electronic platforms and traditional voice business. We are hiring multiple individuals across our regional offices and are specifically seeking sales professionals with experience in Rates, Corporates, and Structured Products who can leverage client relationships across our robust capital markets platform.

Only experienced candidates with relationships and a book of business will be considered.

• Demonstrate a proven track record of success in cultivating institutional asset management and/or public pension fund relationships.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of client workflow for direct execution across Credit and Rates markets, supporting our proprietary electronic trading franchise.
• Build and preserve valuable, trusted relationships with institutional clients.
• Take full ownership of growing your client base through prospecting, relationship management, referrals, cross‑selling and attending industry events or conferences.
• Respond effectively and rapidly to client inquiries pertaining to trading and pricing.
• Coordinate seamlessly across our internal fixed income sales, trading and syndicate teams to institutionalize client relationships.
• Interpret and communicate macro market forces impacting bond performance and portfolio benchmarks directly to portfolio managers and traders.
• Provide detailed feedback to our internal sales and product management teams to continuously anticipate and meet clients’ evolving needs.
• Operate as a self‑motivated professional who excels both independently and within a collaborative team structure.
• Bring strong problem‑solving skills, excellent time management, sharp organization and a baseline desire to outperform goals.
• Report directly to the Head of Fixed Income Sales.

• 3+ years of direct experience in Institutional Fixed Income Sales.
• Established, active set of institutional client references.
• Active FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Deep understanding of taxable fixed income markets, corporate credit or rates structures, the sales and trading life cycle, and institutional OMS/EMS connectivity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills paired with a "roll up your sleeves," team‑first approach to doing business.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition (including pregnancy and related conditions), physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, and/or any other characteristic protected by law.