Fixed Income Trader

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry together.  

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s). 

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship. 

Schwab Asset Management manages mutual funds, ETFs, collective investment trusts, and separately managed accounts across active and indexed investment strategies. As a Fixed Income Trader focused on the APAC region, you will help deliver strong investment outcomes by executing non-USD bonds, futures, and select USD fixed income transactions while navigating evolving market conditions, trading protocols, and regional requirements.  

You will apply analytical thinking and sound decision making to develop execution strategies, select dealers and venues, evaluate transaction costs, and use post-trade insights to improve future outcomes. Through cross-functional collaboration with portfolio management, credit research, investment risk, ETF capital markets, trade operations, and external market participants, you will resolve complex trading issues and strengthen scalable workflows and controls. As Schwab’s non-USD capabilities grow, you will adapt coverage across global market hours and contribute expertise in fixed income market structure, technology, and emerging investment solutions. 

Required qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree. 

• 5+ years of relevant buy-side and/or sell-side fixed income and derivatives trading experience, with the majority focused on APAC markets. 

• Demonstrated fixed income trade execution experience across non-USD bonds, futures, and related instruments. 

• Knowledge of APAC fixed income market structures, trading protocols, venues, and applicable regulatory requirements. 

• Experience using fixed income trading platforms such as MarketAxess or Tradeweb. 

• Ability to analyze pre- and post-trade data, apply transaction cost analysis, and make informed execution decisions. 

• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills in fast-moving or evolving market conditions. 

• Ability to collaborate across investment, risk, operations, technology, and external trading relationships. 

• Ability to adapt priorities and working hours as regional product coverage and business needs evolve. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

• Ability to work a flexible, overnight schedule, between the hours of 6pm – 3am CT 

Preferred qualifications 

• MBA or CFA designation. 

• Experience trading fixed income instruments across regions outside APAC. 

• Experience improving trading workflows, procedures, controls, or execution technology. 

• Experience with data manipulation, workflow design, or coding. 

• Experience supporting ETF primary-market activity. 

• Knowledge of global fixed income market structure, trading technology developments, or tokenized investment solutions.  

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.