Active Municipal Structured Products Analyst

Supports Senior Analysts by performing more complex research for assigned sectors, companies or issuers.  Performs a variety of activities that support the credit research process in Active Municipal High Grade fixed income.

This Hybrid (in-office Tues-Wed-Thurs) Position is based in Scottsdale, AZ

Core Responsibilities:

• Conduct credit analysis across structured finance sectors using external and internally developed tools; support other structure intensive sectors (tobacco settlement and other securitizations, project finance, distressed and restructuring scenarios, etc.).
• Identify, understand, and model new or existing but mispriced tax-exempt instruments and develop strategies to accurately value them, and present investment recommendations to credit and trading teams.
• Identify and understand market inefficiencies to better model expected portfolio outcomes and develop strategies to benefit from inefficiencies; originate and execute on novel analytical approaches to municipal relative value.
• Actively pursue new market opportunities, limited offerings, and private placements, by leveraging external relationships; this may include taxable as well as tax-exempt investments.
• Use data and advanced learning techniques to reinforce how we allocate layered credit trades, model risks, and identify opportunities.
• Support and consolidate bespoke and fragmented credit modeling capabilities into a more production friendly experience.
• Support continued technology adoption in low-touch areas to reallocate resources into higher-impact areas.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Three years related analytical work experience
• Undergraduate or higher degree in a STEM field or Quantitative Finance preferred
• Experience with Python (QuantLib), SQL, and complex datasets
• Interest in pursuing — or progress towards — CFA designation

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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