Credit Trader – Investment Grade & Yield

Job Overview

Credit Trader – Investment Grade & High Yield, New York (Americas Trading team). The role focuses on trading Credit (Investment Grade and High Yield) securities for mutual funds, institutional accounts and ETFs.

• Execute portfolio manager generated Investment Grade Credit and High Yield orders (across multiple venues) in compliance with trading procedures and portfolio guidelines.
• Help build relationships with the broker‑dealer community to facilitate improved New Issue Allocations, market intelligence and act as a point of contact for the platform.
• Participate in internal meetings with Portfolio Managers and Research as part of the investment decision‑making process.
• Increase efficiency of execution services and help build automated solutions for the desk’s processes and order flow.
• Be a team player and take part in value‑additive liquidity dialogue & solutions (incl. relative value, trade ideas, difficult to trade situations, alternative investments/comparable securities, New Issue color).
• Act as a culture carrier and foster successful relationships and interactions with Operations, Technology, Compliance, Risk and Audit.

• Proven trading experience in execution of both High Yield and Investment Grade Credit securities.
• Understanding of industry‑recognized analytic and trading systems including Bloomberg, Market Axess and Tradeweb. Experience with BRS Aladdin is a plus.
• Demonstrated process improvement through automation of order flow or similar skillset (coding skills should include familiarity with Python, JavaScript, SQL).
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Undergraduate degree with a preference toward a Bachelor’s degree in a finance‑related or computer science field.

The salary range for this position in New York is $104,000 to $173,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. The role offers a hybrid working model that balances in‑person collaboration with remote work.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.