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Vanguard · 21 hours ago

Sovereign Analyst

Vanguard is a leading investment management company, and they are seeking a Sovereign Analyst to join their active fixed income group. The role involves generating actionable investment recommendations across local rates, sovereign credit, and FX, with a primary focus on Latin America, while collaborating with portfolio managers and research colleagues.

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Responsibilities

Complement the existing Latin America sovereign credit analyst, with a focus on expanding and strengthening the team’s Latin American local rates coverage, while also contributing to sovereign credit and FX views
Collaborate with U.S.-based EM portfolio managers and regional analysts to formulate and present investment recommendations across your assigned markets within Latin America
Produce high‑quality investment research—including written reports, financial models, and presentations—in a collaborative team environment
Help enhance and refine the EM investment process, bringing new analytical approaches, models, or frameworks to the team
Develop relative value recommendations across countries and asset classes, calibrating views against broader EM sovereign, EM corporate, and global fixed income markets
Contribute to both tactical (short‑term) and strategic (long‑term) perspectives within the EM sovereign investment framework
Monitor regional macroeconomic, political, and market developments and understand the evolving risk factors that drive sovereign yields, curve dynamics, and FX performance across Latin America
Leverage and expand relationships with policymakers, central banks, multilateral institutions, and sell‑side research providers
Lead or participate in strategic initiatives across the EM team and the broader Fixed Income organization as need

Qualification

EM sovereign credit researchQuantitative modelingFixed income strategyInvestment recommendationsSpanish language skillsPortuguese language skillsAnalytical skillsEffective communicationCollaboration

Required

5 to 8 years of total professional experience, including at least four years focused on EM sovereign credit or EM macroeconomic research, ideally involving Latin America
Experience conducting sovereign research across credit and rates, with a preference for candidates who have worked on local rates or interest‑rate strategy
Strong quantitative modeling and coding capabilities; experience developing fundamental and/or relative‑value models
Demonstrated ability to generate and implement relative value investment recommendations in EM fixed income
Strong understanding of fixed income concepts and investment strategy
Ability to communicate investment views clearly, succinctly, and effectively across global teams
Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, or a related field

Preferred

Progress toward a graduate degree and/or CFA preferred
Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills preferred

Company

Vanguard

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H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
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Key Investors
ic@3401
2017-03-31Non Equity Assistance

Leadership Team

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Salim Ramji
Chief Executive Officer
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Andrew Maack
Principal, Head of US Equity Index Portfolio Management
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