Active Municipal Structured Products Analyst

Ready to make an impact in investment management? Join our collaborative team to analyze tax-exempt instruments, optimize credit modeling, and create advanced investment strategies using programming and structured finance expertise. Driving market efficiency and technology adoption, you will directly contribute to our funds' exceptional performance in one of the fastest-growing sectors in the municipal market. Core Responsibilities : Identify, understand, and model mispriced tax-exempt instruments and present investment recommendations to credit and trading teams.Identify market inefficiencies to better model expected portfolio outcomes and develop strategies to benefit from inefficiencies; originate and execute on novel analytical approaches to municipal relative value.Leverage programming expertise while learning structured finance sectors, including tobacco settlement and other securitizations, project finance, distressed and restructuring scenarios, etc..Use data and advanced learning techniques to reinforce how we allocate layered credit trades, model risks, and identify opportunities.Consolidate and improve bespoke and fragmented credit modeling capabilities into a more optimized user experience.Support continued technology adoption in low-touch areas to increase efficiency.Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.Qualifications : Minimum three years related work experience, related finance / economics / statistics work experience preferred.Undergraduate or higher degree in a STEM field.Experience with Python (including NumPy, Pandas, QuantLib, etc.), SQL, complex datasets, and willingness to learn.Interest in pursuing or progress towards CFA

FactorsSponsorshipVanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.About Vanguard At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.How We WorkVanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.