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About the Role
As a Strategist on the PAG Fixed Income Strategies desk, you will provide independent investment advice and portfolio management guidance to investment advisors. You will deliver market opinions, actionable fixed income investment ideas, macro-economic outlook, asset allocation, and individual security selection guidance. You will also participate in the management of active bond SMAs and discretionary portfolios, write and communicate ideas, and complete portfolio reviews and development of portfolio proposals. This role offers exposure to US and international fixed income markets.
Responsibilities
- Collaboratively digest economic and market data with colleagues to develop strategies and communicate fulfillment options in written and oral forums.
- Actively participate and assist in the management of the team’s fixed income portfolios.
- Complete portfolio analysis on all fixed income securities including government bonds, corporate investment-grade bonds, high yield bonds, and preferred shares.
- Assist Investment Advisors in identifying and implementing appropriate investment strategies by providing scalable solutions and one-on-one consultation as needed.
- Engage with market thought leaders on Bay Street and Wall Street to exchange views, refine investment ideas, and stay ahead of market developments.
- Interact with the Fixed Income Trading Desk to navigate trade execution challenges, bond availability/liquidity, and relative value opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, mathematics, or related fields.
- Macroeconomic knowledge: Understanding of interest rates, inflation, central bank policy, and yield curve dynamics.
- Credit market knowledge: Familiarity with credit ratings, spread analysis, and sector or issuer-level research.
- Prior work experience in fixed income trading, credit analysis, portfolio management, market strategy, or a closely related field, with a proven ability to analyse securities and assess how they fit within a broader portfolio.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex ideas into clear, relevant and timely advice.
- Ability to communicate complex fixed income views clearly and confidently when presenting to audiences of varying sizes, such as internal committees, clients, or conference panels.
- Stakeholder collaboration: Experience working with portfolio managers, traders, sales, or clients.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a very demanding and fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Communication
- Economic Analysis
- Fixed Income Portfolio Management
- Fixed Income Strategies
- Fixed Income Trading
- Investment Allocation
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Professional Presentation
- Writing
- Model development
- Rates derivatives
- FX
- Securitised products
- Emerging market debt
- VBA Excel programming
Location
- Toronto, Canada
Work Type
- Full time
- Salaried
Experience Level
- Prior work experience in fixed income trading, credit analysis, portfolio management, market strategy, or a closely related field
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, mathematics, or related fields.
- CFA designation or working towards it.
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000.00 - $140,000.00
Benefits
- Bonuses
- Flexible benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Commissions
- Stock where applicable
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Access to a work environment on the trade floor that puts you in close proximity with a wide range of RBC Capital Markets professionals
- Opportunity to do challenging work and take on greater accountabilities in the future
- Opportunity to build close working relationships with RBC DS advisors across the country
About the Company
- Royal Bank of Canada is Canada’s largest bank, and one of the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. We have over 80,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 37 other countries.
Equal Opportunity
- RBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the application process are available upon request.