Junior Taxable Trader

At Piper Sandler, we connect capital with opportunity to build a better future.

We believe that diverse teams with unique backgrounds, skills and experiences yield more innovative solutions. This is reflected in our commitment to engage, hire, and retain bright, committed people to work in partnership within an inclusive environment that allows each person to achieve personal success and add value to our teams and communities.

Piper Sandler's Fixed Income team is committed to understanding our clients' needs and leveraging our capital to deliver best in class advice and execution across a wide array of institutional investors.

We are seeking a Junior Taxable Trader to join our Minneapolis, MN office to support our trading desks and help deliver the full scope of Piper Sandler's services to our clients.

This role offers a unique opportunity to join a growing team while gaining exposure to multiple areas of the fixed income markets. The analyst will work closely with traders, sales professionals, and other fixed income specialists to build expertise and contribute to the firm's client-focused mission.

Key responsibilities include :

Support senior traders and partner with the salesforce to assist with daily trading desk activity

Present trade ideas and support the execution and booking of transactions

Ensure accurate trade confirmations for both clients and traders

Facilitate clear communication between trading groups and contribute to cross sector trade proposals

Qualifications include :

1-3 years of experience in financial services; analytic background strongly preferred

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, math, financial engineering, or related field

Excellent verbal, written and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail

Self-starter with strong organizational and workflow management skills

Ability to work in fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team

Proficiency in Bloomberg

Strong technical skillset, particularly with Microsoft Excel

Demonstrated interest in fixed income markets and products, financial markets, and economics

FINRA Series 7, 63 & SIE licenses (or willingness to obtain within 120 days)

Our fixed income sales and trading team provides the full array of taxable and tax-exempt investment solutions with multi product trading desks across a 50-state distribution network. Clients gain access to a diverse range of expertise and product knowledge from the Piper Sandler national team of 200+ sales, trading and analytics professionals. Our disciplined approach emphasizes capital preservation, liquidity, and then yield. This approach serves as the foundation for the tactical and strategic investment decisions of our team. Learn more about our fixed income team .