Account Associate

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients' capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world's largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

PIMCO is seeking to recruit an Account Associate for the Institutional Middle Market team.

Location: This role can be based in Newport Beach, CA, or Austin, TX.

The Account Associate serves a unique and multifaceted role based around servicing PIMCO's institutional clients and supporting expansion efforts in the market segment. The individuals that make up this team ensure the delivery of the highest level of service to clients and prospects. The primary responsibilities of the associates and analysts are to work alongside account managers as part of dedicated relationship teams, actively participate in business development initiatives competitor research using internal and external databases. In addition to client servicing and business development responsibilities, most members of the group participate in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program through the CFA Institute.

Key relationships

• PIMCO Investment Professionals and Associates in Account Management, Product Strategy, and Business Development.
• PIMCO Fund Operations Group and Alternative Investor Services
• Current and prospective clients

Major responsibilities

• Draft internal business presentations and prepare client-servicing materials
• Increase efficiency and improve sales abilities by using business intelligence and data, deploying marketing and thought leadership regularly, segmenting clients routinely and recording client information in CRM via consistent profiling efforts.
• Provide current insight regarding the firm and product specific investment philosophy, process, strategy, performance and other important information directly or indirectly to clients, prospective clients and consultants
• Build and maintain a variety of materials to support new business development and existing business initiatives
• Gather, analyze, and discuss market trends with colleagues and clients
• Summarize and explain sophisticated financial and economic concepts to educate clients

Position requirements

• Must possess a four-year college degree. Progress towards the CFA designation is a plus.
• 2-4 years of experience in financial services industry and a strong background in fixed income or economics.
• Proven proficiency with Microsoft Excel required, and solid understanding of data querying tools a plus
• Self-starter, ability to work within the firm's fast paced and highly focused environment
• Outstanding relationship building, time-management, multi-tasking, and organization skills
• Ability to clearly articulate analysis, written and verbally
• Knowledge of fixed income securities and portfolio management techniques
• Work efficiently with all levels of personnel as part of a team with a clear dedication to PIMCO's culture, values and approach

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

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