Enterprise Data - Fixed Income Valuations Specialist (BVAL) - Tokyo

LocationTokyoBusiness AreaProductRef #10046694Description & RequirementsBloomberg’s Fixed Income Pricing group provides pricing services to the financial markets. Our solutions include products like BVAL, IBVAL Front Office, CBBT and BGN. We price over 2.9 million securities across all fixed income asset classes, including thinly traded and hard-to-price fixed income securities. Our customers rely on us to understand markets and analyze complex structures which allow them to make thoughtful investment decisions, which ultimately creates more value for the investor. Our mission is to drive greater transparency, liquidity and safety in global fixed income markets.To produce this pricing data, we absorb billions of data points from hundreds of financial markets every day. We pipe this data through pricing algorithms which employ quantitative and machine learning techniques. This process produces the high-quality pricing that the market and our customers need. We also develop applications that provide intelligent analytics and transparency for these prices.Bloomberg's Evaluated Pricing (BVAL) Business Is a Market Leader In Fixed Income Pricing And The Pricing Provider To The Bloomberg Indices. BVAL Prices Multiple Times Daily For Clients Across Buy Side, Sell Side And Custodial Clients. Mutual Funds, Money Managers, Hedge Funds, Internal Pricing Groups, And Auditors Rely On BVAL To Establish Fair And Independent Fixed Income Asset Valuations. We Are Known ForTransparent methodologies that aid clients in the full investment life cyclePricing data provided how and when clients want itHigh levels of customer supportWhat is the role?BVAL Fixed Income Evaluators are capital markets experts responsible for employing relevant, innovative, and leading-edge valuation models that leverage Bloomberg’s in-house analytics to provide high-quality data for the front office, middle office, and operations. The current team consists of a high performing group of professionals with extensive and varied experiences, including former traders, portfolio managers, and research analysts. We are seeking a valuation specialist for the BVAL GSAC (Governments, Supranationals, Agencies, and Corporates) team.We Will Trust You ToDesign and support valuation models and systems to provide clients with evaluated prices for fixed income instrumentsWork closely with other BVAL team members, Business Development, and Engineering to develop innovative models and enhance our product offeringAssist clients who use BVAL prices for NAV, P&L and/or risk analytic purposesDiscuss markets, complex valuation models, and pricing questions with colleagues and clientsCollaborate with multiple groups across reporting lines and support downstream product including sales and business to identify and implement workflow improvements and operational efficienciesUse innovative valuation models leveraging Bloomberg’s in-house analytics along with credit, market drivers and bond structure to provide accurate pricing for clientsYou’ll Need To HaveProfessional level fluency in Japanese and English3+ years of trading, portfolio management, securities valuations or research experience within fixed incomeExperience learning and navigating complex systems, including databases and analytical modelsAn understanding of the fixed income market, market drivers, bond structures, fixed income analytics and pricing approachesExcellent Excel skills, including the ability to create financial models, perform statistical analysis and work with large data sets to help design and support BVAL’s valuation modelsAdvanced technical skills such as VBA, SQLPad, Superset and or/PythonAbility to articulate complex valuation models in a clear and concise manner with internal and external stakeholdersAbility to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environmentDemonstrated continuous career growth within an organizationIf This Sounds Like YouApply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at this:Learn More About Our Office And BenefitsTokyo |Discover what makes Bloomberg unique - watch our for an inside look at our culture, values, and the people behind our success.