Compliance Officer - Personal Trade Surveillance

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

PIMCO is a preeminent leader across fixed income strategies, including registered 40 Act funds, and is expanding its capabilities across a broad range of opportunistic and alternative strategies in the private fund space. The individual will be responsible for supporting the Code of Ethics compliance program, assisting in drafting policies and procedures and other compliance-related documents, communications, and internal reporting; oversight of employee personal trading and outside business activity requirements; and training and education. The position will be based in our corporate headquarters in Newport Beach, CA, or Austin, TX, or New York, NY.

This position requires a professional with diplomatic and analytical skills who can flourish in a challenging, fast-paced, and professional environment with frequent shifts in priorities as business needs dictate. Strong writing skills are required.

The Compliance Officer’s key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Support the development and implementation of the Code of Ethics compliance program, working closely with members of the Compliance Department globally to drive enhancement and ensure consistency globallyDraft and implement policies, procedures, memos and internal and external communicationsIdentify and address situations involving potential conflicts of interest, including completing personal trading conflicts of interest reviews, conducting ongoing monitoring, and issuing compliance violations, as necessarySupport the facilitation of regulatory filings for PIMCO Sponsored Closed-End Fund insiders as required by Section 16 of the 1934 Securities ActEngage with employees ranging from junior analysts to Managing Directors on any compliance reviews/matters identifiedManage employee inquiries regarding personal trading and Code of Ethics requirementsManage personal trading system maintenance and development (e.g., ensuring personal accounts are added to/ removed from an automated broker feed, monthly data uploads)Manage quarterly compliance certification launch, follow-up, and violations processGenerate quarterly reporting of personal investment statements for employeesManage firm restricted trading list coding in the personal trading systemFacilitate onboarding of new employeesLead and assign various projects and ad hoc tasksMust take initiative in learning and applying new skills and regulationsProactively respond to business and regulatory changes

Requirements

Undergraduate degree, preferably with a major in Business, Economics, Finance, or related fieldMinimum of five years of previous compliance experience monitoring personal tradingTechnical aptitude with Microsoft Excel, including Excel formulas (e.g., vlookups, Pivot tables) and Microsoft WordStrong background in securities and investment products (stocks, bonds, derivatives, open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds, ETFs, private funds)Strong verbal/written communication skillsAbility to work in a self-directed manner, proactively identifying issues and being solution-orientedTake initiative to lead projects and follow-up on outstanding itemsStrong organizational and analytical skills, high attention to detail, and problem solving abilityBe highly communicative regarding project progress, and escalate any challenges/bottlenecksHighly flexible – capable of rapidly changing priorities based on business demandsHave a high degree of discretion and ability to safeguard confidential information Have a strong sense of integrity, behaving consistently with expressed values and ethical principles of PIMCO.

Application Deadline: Monday, April 22, 2024 11:59pm PT.

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.

Salary Range: $ 100,000.00 - $ 135,000.00

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