Asset-Backed Securities Analyst/Trader

About Us

American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.

Privately owned and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct 40% of our dividends every year—over $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.

All who work here around the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you.

Role Summary

The Asset-Backed Securities Trader/Analyst is responsible for identifying and sourcing attractive investment opportunities for client portfolios, executing trades with best execution, and conducting ongoing portfolio and market surveillance. This role covers both new issue and secondary ABS markets and requires deep fundamental and relative value analysis to generate trade ideas, manage risk, and drive performance.

This role reports to VP, Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Fixed Income.

This hybrid position will be based out of our New York City, NY office.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Identify and source investment opportunities across ABS new issue and secondary markets
• Execute trades and ensure best execution while managing risk and tracking performance
• Generate and present trade ideas aligned with portfolio strategy and market outlook
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on issuers, collateral, and deal structures
• Monitor existing holdings through ongoing surveillance and market analysis
• Build and maintain strong relationships with sell-side partners (traders, syndicate, bankers)
• Collect and synthesize market intelligence to inform portfolio managers and broader teams
• Represent the firm at industry conferences, client meetings, and due diligence engagements

What You Bring to the Team (Required)

• Experience in structured products, securitized credit, or fixed income trading/analysis (ABS preferred)
• Strong analytical skills including price/yield analysis, collateral performance, and deal documentation review
• Ability to identify relative value opportunities and translate insights into actionable trade ideas
• Knowledge of ABS markets, including both primary issuance and secondary trading dynamics
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present insights to internal teams, clients, and consultants
• Relationship management skills with demonstrated ability to engage external market participants
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, market-driven environment
• Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.

Additional Assets (Preferred)

• Experience conducting on-site issuer due diligence
• Established relationships within the ABS sell-side and dealer community
• Advanced knowledge of securitized products and relative value positioning across sectors

The above statements are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package with bonus plan
• Generous PTO and competitive benefits
• 401k with 5% company match plus annual performance-based discretionary contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, formal mentorship program, live and online learning

Learn more about our benefits and perks.

For New York and California based candidates, the salary range for this role is $150,000.00 - $175,000.00. Actual offers are based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s location, skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. This position is eligible for cash incentive providing the potential to earn more.

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.

We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to [email protected]. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.

American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.

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