Mortgage Research Vice President

About the role

Barclays New York is recruiting a Mortgage Research Vice President in its Credit Research team. The role develops and articulates investment strategies and produces and publishes thematic research on mortgage-backed securities for internal and external audiences, supporting Barclays in making informed decisions. The position is permanent, based in New York, regulated by FINRA, and pays between $155,000 and $225,000.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse market, sector, corporate and economic data to build investment theses and produce research ranging from single-company or sector notes to long-dated thematic reports.
• Present research views to clients through face-to-face and virtual meetings, research events and written communications, and engage with markets, client strategy and other stakeholders.
• Provide research insights to internal clients and collaborate with the Supervisory Analyst, Compliance and others to ensure research is delivered in a compliant way.
• As a Vice President, set strategy, plan resources and budgets, manage policies and processes, advise senior management, and manage risk and controls.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in mortgages, RMBS/MBS, fixed income investing or related markets.
• Strong communication, presentation and writing skills, with attention to detail in a fast-paced, market-driven environment.
• Leadership expectations: either leading a team (defining jobs, counselling employees, applying the LEAD behaviours) or acting as a subject-matter expert guiding technical direction and mentoring specialists.
• Legal right to work in the US; the role may involve additional regulatory and compliance obligations.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Bloomberg.
• Experience working with large, multi-layered datasets for investment research.
• Nice to have: SQL and/or Python, data science, analytics or AI tools, and a broad understanding of economics, credit markets and mortgage products.