The Company:
BlueCrest Capital Management is a London based, multi-strategy private hedge fund manager that trades across a number of products and geographic locations. BlueCrest launched its first fund in 2000 and has won a number of top hedge fund awards since.
In December 2015, BlueCrest announced its intention to become a private investment partnership and continues to operate on a competitive scale working across a number of key geographic regions and operating across multiple markets.
BlueCrest is currently looking to hire a Portfolio Manager to trade Asian fixed income within our Emerging Markets (EM) team based in Singapore. The role will involve trading interest rates and FX across Asian liquid markets amongst other Emerging market and Developed market countries. The successful candidate will work closely with Senior Portfolio Managers and other Portfolio Managers in the EM team.
Overview of the team/department:
The Emerging Markets team focuses on trading in Emerging Market countries across all time zones via macro asset classes including FX, Rates, and Sovereign Credit through a mix of relative value and macro-directional strategies.
Role requirements:
The successful applicant will have several years’ trading experience in an established sell-side institution, asset manager, hedge fund or family office. In addition to this - strong bottom up fundamental knowledge of Indian macro markets including their growth, inflation, political (etc.) outlook as well as the nuances of trading macro products in this region.
Experience required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or any related field; a Master or a PhD in Finance or Economics is a plus.
- 5+ years' experience in an established sell-side or buy-side institution such as an investment bank, hedge fund, asset manager or family office.
- A demonstratable individual PnL track record trading INR rates and FX; ideally involving currently working in a trading role at a leading financial institution.
- A demonstrable PnL track record in Asian rates, in particular trading INR markets.
- Strong understanding of Asian rates financial markets.
- Expertise in INR macro fundamentals and politics; able to talk in significant detail on this topic
- Firm grasp of macroeconomics, in particular in INR
- Exposure/Familiarity with trading Interest rate products
- Proficiency in English
About you:
- Self-starter who is proactive and takes initiative.
- Strong numerical skills who enjoys analysing and comparing large data sets.
- Confident communicator who can clearly express their views and opinions.
- Team player – someone who enjoys working with others and with the ability to build relationships with people on a global basis both at BlueCrest and outside the organisation.
- Someone who displays a keen interest in economic and financial markets at a global level.
Contact details
If you are interested, please send your application (including CV and covering letter) by email to [email protected]
BlueCrest is committed to providing an inclusive environment for its workforce. As an employer, we provide equal opportunities to all people regardless of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, race, religion or ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation or nationality.
