2025 Global Bond Research Associate
Apply NowCompany: Dodge & Cox
Location: San Francisco, CA 94112
Description:
Dodge & Cox has substantial holdings of debt and equity securities from across the globe, an in-house macroeconomic research team and a global bond product. The firm is looking for an energetic, quantitatively minded team member to work with senior members of the investment team to maintain the firm's country databases and models as well as support the macroeconomic research process and assist with portfolio management analytics.
Primary responsibilities include:
The work above will be leveraged across the firm's investment products and will provide the Global Bond Research Associate with exposure to investment professionals and senior management across the firm. This is a two-to-four-year position.
Qualifications
Dodge & Cox seeks candidates with high levels of academic and professional achievement, in addition to leadership ability and interpersonal skills.
Candidates should have:
Requirements
The salary range for this position is $155k - $180k.
The listed pay scale denotes only the pay range of the base salary and does not include discretionary bonus compensation, which may make up an important portion of the total remuneration. Dodge & Cox encourages applicants to consider the value of the many competitive benefits it offers, including coverage of 100% of all healthcare premiums for employees and their families and fully funding a retirement plan at 25% of the total compensation to the IRS limit. Dodge & Cox also provides additional benefits such as commuter, health & wellness, backup care, matching gift, employee assistance, and life and disability insurance. The listed pay scale reflects the base salary Dodge & Cox reasonably expects to pay for this position and is not a reflection of the highest and lowest base salary of any current Dodge & Cox employee. Actual base salary will be based on factors such as the candidate's prior relevant experience (including within and external to Dodge & Cox, as applicable), education, skills, and knowledge.
The job description above is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. It is the Company's policy to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical condition, as defined in state and federal laws. This policy covers all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, and termination. By applying for a position with Dodge & Cox, you acknowledge that you have read our EEO Policy
All Dodge & Cox employees must adhere to the Firm's security policies and Code of Ethics. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Conducting in-depth research on countries to support potential and current investments
- Maintaining and developing in-house macroeconomic monitors as well as interest rate, currency, and other models
- Preparing, analyzing and monitoring a large array of global economic and financial data relevant to our investment process
- Performing portfolio analytics such as performance attribution and risk analysis
- Developing dashboards to gauge portfolio risk, evaluate economic conditions, and assess investment opportunities
- Creating investment- and client- related presentation materials
The work above will be leveraged across the firm's investment products and will provide the Global Bond Research Associate with exposure to investment professionals and senior management across the firm. This is a two-to-four-year position.
Qualifications
Dodge & Cox seeks candidates with high levels of academic and professional achievement, in addition to leadership ability and interpersonal skills.
Candidates should have:
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree (master's preferred) with an excellent academic record
- 1-3 years of experience preferred in academia, an international organization, an investment bank, or at a buy-side firm; or with exceptional undergraduate quantitative preparation
- Coursework in macroeconomics, probability, statistics, econometrics, multivariable calculus, and linear algebra
- Demonstrated interest in economics and financial markets, preferably fixed income and/or currency markets
- Python programming experience, or equivalent (e.g., R, MATLAB); experience with business intelligence tools such as Tableau or PowerBI are a plus
- A conscientious approach toward data analysis to ensure that results are always produced to the highest standards
- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel; knowledge of Bloomberg preferred
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Requirements
- Dodge & Cox has a 4:1 hybrid work model, and all Dodge & Cox employees are required to be in their assigned office as noted in the job posting Monday - Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely on Friday.
The salary range for this position is $155k - $180k.
The listed pay scale denotes only the pay range of the base salary and does not include discretionary bonus compensation, which may make up an important portion of the total remuneration. Dodge & Cox encourages applicants to consider the value of the many competitive benefits it offers, including coverage of 100% of all healthcare premiums for employees and their families and fully funding a retirement plan at 25% of the total compensation to the IRS limit. Dodge & Cox also provides additional benefits such as commuter, health & wellness, backup care, matching gift, employee assistance, and life and disability insurance. The listed pay scale reflects the base salary Dodge & Cox reasonably expects to pay for this position and is not a reflection of the highest and lowest base salary of any current Dodge & Cox employee. Actual base salary will be based on factors such as the candidate's prior relevant experience (including within and external to Dodge & Cox, as applicable), education, skills, and knowledge.
The job description above is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. It is the Company's policy to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical condition, as defined in state and federal laws. This policy covers all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, and termination. By applying for a position with Dodge & Cox, you acknowledge that you have read our EEO Policy
All Dodge & Cox employees must adhere to the Firm's security policies and Code of Ethics. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.