At Franklin Templeton, we’re advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that’s both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs.

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What are the ongoing responsibilities of a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager?

• Portfolio Construction and Surveillance.
• Client Presentations of performance and pitching for new business
• Generate trade ideas in rates, credit and foreign exchange
• Conduct detailed daily reviews of portfolio exposures to ensure consistency and appropriateness.
• Monitor ESG scores of portfolio, and carbon metrics using proprietary models.
• Ensure investment guidelines and operational compliance for accounts.
• Escalate compliance issues in a timely and appropriate way and work to resolve them as required.
• Trading Activity Utilise portfolio management tools, including trading platforms and Bloomberg on a daily basis.
• Preparation of trades for daily maintenance purposes, correction of guideline breaches, hedge rolls, account transitions and strategic moves.
• Liaise with compliance to resolve pre- and post-trade issues.
• Markets and Strategy Attend internal investment meetings and develop knowledge and understanding of investment thinking, strategies and positioning across the firm.
• Propose trades to exploit cross-currency valuation discrepancies and curve opportunities, etc.
• Answer diverse client requests, both ad-hoc and recurring.
• Account Transitions Ensure full awareness of client cash-flows and account transition activity.
• Provide additional checks and balances to ensure instructions communicated correctly and rebalancing transacted accurately.
• Process Improvement Actively suggest process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce errors.

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?

• Master's degree level or equivalent.
• CFA certification desirable.
• Strong knowledge of European IG, High Yield, Government bonds and Foreign Exchange.
• Demonstrated performance track record in European Fixed Income
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of Bloomberg.
• Developed in-depth understanding of various portfolio styles and their guideline latitudes.
• Awareness and understanding of key risk factors and metrics within actively managed sustainable portfolios.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel, including VBA and python.
• Solid English communication skills, both written and oral. 

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Building teams with diverse skills, backgrounds, and experiences has always been important to us. Cultivating an inclusive culture where employees feel safe to share their voices is not only beneficial for our people, but also drives innovation and enables us to deliver better client outcomes. So, no matter your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We will provide you with tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help you excel in your career and personal life.

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We want our employees to be at their best. By joining us, you will connect with a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for staying physically and mentally healthy, saving for life's adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have you covered. 

Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. 

As part of our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, we welcome applicants with flexible working arrangements in their current roles or those seeking a flexible working pattern. We encourage you to communicate any preferences for flexible working so that we can consider this during our hiring process. Additionally, returners – individuals who have taken a break from work – are also encouraged to explore our job opportunities.

As a registered UK Disability Confident Committed Employer, we encourage you to disclose if you consider yourself to have a disability as part of your application. This information enables us to provide the necessary support and leverage your unique talents effectively. 

If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for or apply for one of our positions, please send an email to accommodations@franklintempleton.com. In your email, please include the arrangement you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. We will review the request and make a best effort to enact the arrangement. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for arrangements will receive a response.