Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income & Debt

About the Opportunity

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognized as a responsible investment leader. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of one Senior Analyst and support the development of other Fixed Income and Debt team members.
• Contribute to Whole of Fund investment thinking by working collaboratively with the broader Fixed Income & Debt team, Listed Assets, Asset Allocation team, Responsible Investments team, and Governance team.
• Back up and support the management of the internal Cash portfolio.
• Represent the Australian internal Fixed Team when meeting with internal and external stakeholders.
• Take primary responsibility for the investment strategy, portfolio construction, and day-to-day management of the internal Australian fixed income portfolio to deliver its risk and return objectives.
• Lead fundamental and quantitative research on interest rate and credit markets, including macroeconomic, valuation, and technical drivers.
• Ensure full adherence to Rest’s regulatory requirements, internal policies, and mandate guidelines.

About You

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline
• Ideally post-graduate qualifications e.g. Masters, CFA

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Demonstrated, relevant experience with an excellent track record in managing Australian fixed income portfolios in either investment management and/or superannuation
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of global fixed income markets, macroeconomic analysis, portfolio theory, and designing investment solutions.
• Extensive experience in portfolio management and trading fixed income and cash investments across physical and derivative markets.

Benefits

• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Hybrid working
• Purchase leave scheme and gender-neutral
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
• Linkedin Learning
• Income Protection Insurance
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviors)
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks

About Company

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best. We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences, and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations, and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks. Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.