Structured Products Trader, ABS

Location: New York, United States

Base salary: $300,000–$350,000 per year, plus variable year-end compensation.

Company

Investment management firm operating public and private strategies across the structured credit universe.

What you will do

• Generate, underwrite, execute, and monitor investment ideas across RMBS, consumer ABS, whole-business securitizations, aviation finance, loans, bonds, residuals, and other structured credit assets.
• Manage portfolio exposures across multiple funds and contribute to flagship and opportunistic strategies.
• Lead high-impact strategies, including sourcing opportunities, negotiating with lessors, and monetizing assets directly in the market.
• Maintain derivative hedging strategies and conduct ongoing surveillance of portfolio positions.
• Use advanced analytics, machine learning models, and structured data pipelines to improve investment precision.
• Develop and maintain sell-side relationships to source trades, liquidity, and effective market access across public and private markets.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in finance, mathematics, or a related field with five years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree with seven years of relevant experience.
• Experience trading structured products at a buy-side firm and managing securitized products portfolios.
• Experience with investment underwriting, surveillance, trade execution, derivative hedging, and granular consumer credit analysis.
• Strong knowledge of securitization, structured credit valuation, Intex cashflow modeling, Loan Performance, and mortgage-specific datasets.
• Experience with Python and SQL for financial modeling, analytics, database management, default and prepayment modeling, and scenario analysis.
• Experience underwriting complex deal documents, negotiating private asset-backed transactions, and analyzing balance-sheet risk for financial institutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, engaging, and dynamic working environment.
• Opportunity to manage investments across multiple funds and contribute to flagship and opportunistic strategies.
• Year-end variable compensation, guaranteed in the first year of hire.
• Medical and prescription drug coverage.
• 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and charitable gift matching.