At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal, and we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given.
Requirements
- Proficiency with Blackrock Solution’s Alladin OMS, Bloomberg, and Excel; some experience with other electronic trading platforms desirable.
- CFA designation or demonstrated progress towards completion is desirable.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
- Rigorous attention to detail, proactive, organized, and efficient.
- Consistently demonstrates an ability to think quickly, logically, and apply good judgment.
- Ability to multi-task and manage conflicting priorities effectively in a dynamic market environment.
- A natural sense of curiosity and the drive necessary to self-educate utilizing the role’s access to information and resources.
Responsibilities
- Under the direction of Senior Traders and the Director of Fixed Income Trading, execute purchases and sales of fixed income securities that are authorized by portfolio managers.
- Provide direct trading support to Senior Traders, the Director of Fixed Income Trading, and the overall trading desk operation (some support work will be administrative).
- Assist in the management of the primary market new issue process, including issue information, price guidance, order processing, allocation and ticketing.
- Execute electronic orders on various fixed income trading platforms including but not limited to Blackrock Solution’s Alladin OMS, Bloomberg, MarketAxess, and TradeWeb.
- Confirm and coordinate trade executions with brokers and Thrivent Operations/Settlements teams as needed.
- Assist trading desk with the development of trade ideas and monitoring of both executed and open orders.
- Deliver on ad hoc requests from traders, portfolio managers, and analysts.
Other
- Master of Business Administration, Finance or other advanced degree in a relevant field with at least 1 year work experience in securities analysis, an applied securities analysis program or the equivalent; or a 4-year degree with an emphasis in finance, business or other relevant subject area with at least 3 years experience in institutional investment trading, operations or other relevant role.
- This position requires you to work on-site in Minneapolis, MN a minimum of 5 days a week.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a dynamic market environment.
- Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.
