Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income & Debt

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: 1st May 2026

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

You will lead the portfolio management of the internal Australian Fixed Income portfolio to ensure it delivers its risk and return objectives in the context of Rest’s broader investment beliefs and whole of fund requirements. You will enhance the investment process with a focus on quantitative and qualitative research, data quality, ESG integration, portfolio construction, risk management and efficiency.

Key accountabilities:

• Lead a team of one Senior Analyst and support the development of other Fixed Income and Debt team members.
• Contribute to Whole of Fund investment thinking by working collaboratively with the broader Fixed Income & Debt team, Listed Assets, Asset Allocation team, Responsible Investments team and Governance team.
• Back up and support the management of the internal Cash portfolio.
• Represent the Australian internal Fixed Team when meeting with internal and external stakeholders.
• Take primary responsibility for the investment strategy, portfolio construction and day‑to‑day management of the internal Australian fixed income portfolio to deliver its risk and return objectives.
• Lead fundamental and quantitative research on interest rate and credit markets, including macroeconomic, valuation and technical drivers.
• Ensure full adherence to Rest’s regulatory requirements, internal policies and mandate guidelines.  

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline
• Ideally post-graduate qualifications e.g. Masters, CFA

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Demonstrated, relevant experience with an excellent track record in managing Australian fixed income portfolios in either investment management and/or superannuation
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of global fixed income markets, macroeconomic analysis, portfolio theory and designing investment solutions.
• Extensive experience in portfolio management and trading fixed income and cash investments across physical and derivative markets.

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Hybrid working 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Linkedin Learning 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.