Investment Portfolio Manager jobs in Newark, NJ

The Role

About Lord Abbett:

Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett is an independent firm with a singular focus on the management of money. Over the course of our history, we’ve earned a sterling reputation for our leadership, influence, and innovation in the asset management industry. Today, our independent perspective, our commitment to active management, and our intelligent product design continue to make us relevant to individual and institutional investors.

From the very beginning, we’ve recognized that our people are our greatest asset. As an investment-led, investor-focused firm, we value intellectual curiosity, teamwork, and collaboration across the organization.

We’re looking for people with a keen interest in working for a trusted leader in the asset management industry, a desire to expand their knowledge, and a passion for delivering a client experience that exceeds expectations.

  Now that you know our history, are you ready to be part of our future?

Job Overview:

Lord Abbett seeks a motivated individual to join its Taxable Fixed Income group as a Portfolio Manager to assist with the management of the investment grade corporates sector within our portfolios. This individual will be part of the High Quality Fixed Income team and will interact with investment professionals across the entire Taxable Fixed Income organization. The role provides an opportunity to team-manage fixed-income portfolios in a highly flat and dynamic organization.

We’ll trust you to:

• Analyze, recommend, and monitor investment opportunities across investment grade credit assets
• Collaborate with portfolio management, research, and trading to identify and execute on primary and secondary market opportunities
• Articulate a market view and assist in investment decision making, portfolio positioning, sizing, and risk management
• Communicate sector level commentary & ideas to the broader team, department, and other firmwide stakeholders
• Build and maintain relationships with investors, counterparties, and other market participants

You'll need to have:

• 8 years of portfolio management experience investing in investment grade corporates
• Buy-side experience working in a team-oriented environment is preferred
• Ability to articulate investment objectives in a clear and concise manner with internal and external constituents
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in a collaborative, team-based, results-oriented environment
• An attitude and practice of proactive idea generation and continuous review and improvement of our processes
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent quantitative, communication, and investment management skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• BA/BS degree required, CFA designation viewed positively, but not required

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

• Principles-Led - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
• Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
• Purpose-Driven - Embraces our mission: Securing a sustainable future for our clients, people, and world.

We are honored to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments and scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a measure of LGBTQ workplace equality.  

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $225,000 - $245,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance. 

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.