Description
Job Description
About the Team
The Fixed Income Strategies team manages over $17 billion across five portfolios spanning rates, investment grade and leveraged credit, and structured products. The team integrates fundamental and quantitative insights and manages both long-only and long/short strategies. We emphasize disciplined portfolio construction, rigorous risk management, and collaborative decision-making across asset classes.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Portfolio Manager to lead dedicated high-yield bond and leveraged loan portfolios. This role requires deep leveraged finance expertise, strong portfolio and risk management capabilities, and proven leadership experience. The successful candidate will be a leader in shaping investment strategy, mentoring analysts, and contributing to firm-wide investment discussions. This position requires a minimum of 3 days per week in our Madison, WI office.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage non-investment-grade portfolios using a disciplined, repeatable investment process
- Ensure portfolios adhere to investment guidelines, risk parameters, and performance objectives
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of credit analysts
- Serve as a senior member of the Fixed Income Strategies team, providing leadership in macro, sector, and security-level discussions
- Provide leveraged finance expertise across the firm and participate in cross-market strategies and trades
- Partner with quantitative and technology teams to build and enhance portfolio management, research, and analytics platforms
- Evaluate and incorporate new technologies to improve investment research, portfolio construction, and trading processes
- Prepare and present materials on investment strategy, positioning, and performance to internal stakeholders
Qualifications
- Extensive experience managing high-yield bond and leveraged loan portfolios
- Minimum 12 years of fixed income experience, including senior portfolio management responsibility and team leadership
- Demonstrated success building and enhancing investment teams and platforms
- High level of proficiency with portfolio analytics, risk budgeting, and risk management tools
- Broad understanding of global fixed income and capital markets
- Strong ability to collaborate effectively within a small team and across investment disciplines
- Strategic mindset paired with exceptional attention to detailExcellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
- Team-oriented professional with a positive, constructive approach
