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PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a Portfolio Events & Transitions Manager to join the Transitions team. This team serves as a central operational function overseeing the portfolio event lifecycle process including onboarding new accounts, terminations, in-kind transfers, and portfolio modifications. The team plays a critical role in managing portfolio changes while minimizing cost, risk, and operational disruption. In this role, you will lead a team in the end-to-end execution of portfolio transitions, ensuring events are delivered efficiently, with strong coordination across stakeholders and minimal risk or disruption. This role is highly hands-on and requires strong judgment and end-to-end thinking across functions. You will operate at the center of the process, partnering closely with Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to ensure separate account transitions are well-structured, aligned to portfolio objectives, and executed with discipline and consistency. You will take a holistic view across the platform, connecting decisions across functions, anticipating downstream impacts, and ensuring transitions are executed in a coordinated and optimized manner at the portfolio level, rather than within functional silos.
LOCATION
Newport Beach, CA
Responsibilities
The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Transition Execution & Planning:
- Lead end-to-end execution of portfolio events, including onboarding, restructures, fund changes, and terminations
- Define and implement transition approaches based on portfolio characteristics, liquidity, and client objectives
- Conduct pre-transition analysis, including cost, liquidity, timing, and exposure considerations
- Ensure transitions are structured and executed to optimize cost, risk, and market impact, while maintaining full compliance with investment guidelines, regulatory requirements, and client mandates
Stakeholder Coordination & Execution:
- Act as the central point of coordination across Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Operations, Compliance, and external counterparties
- Drive alignment on objectives, constraints, and execution approach
- Manage timelines, dependencies, and issue resolution to ensure successful delivery
- Serve as primary escalation point for transition-related risks and execution issues
Risk & Cost Management:
- Identify and manage key risks, including market, liquidity, operational, and execution risks
- Monitor and manage transition costs (explicit and implicit), ensuring transparency and accountability
- Evaluate outcomes and performance of transitions, including cost and execution effectiveness
Process Improvement & Operating Discipline:
- Strengthen transition workflows and operating standards to improve consistency, scalability, and execution discipline
- Improve visibility into pipeline activity, timelines, and risk across portfolio events
- Identify opportunities to enhance processes, controls, and cross-team coordination
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree required
- 5-15 years of experience in transition management, trading, portfolio management, or investment operations within an asset manager, transition manager, or institutional platform
- Demonstrated experience leading or supporting portfolio transitions, onboarding events, or portfolio rebalancing activities
- Strong understanding of multi-asset portfolios, trading mechanics, and market liquidity, with the ability to assess how execution decisions impact exposure, cost, and client outcomes
- Working knowledge of economics, fixed income fundamentals, or portfolio management
- Proven ability to structure and execute transitions while balancing cost, speed, risk, market impact, and portfolio exposure
- Experience applying scenario-based decision making, adapting transition strategies based on portfolio characteristics, market conditions, and client objectives
- Ability to evaluate second-order impacts of decisions, including opportunity cost, timing risk, unintended exposures, and downstream operational implications
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs, anticipate downstream impacts, and operate effectively under uncertainty
- Solid understanding of investment compliance frameworks, including portfolio guidelines, regulatory requirements, and mandate restrictions, and the ability to incorporate these considerations into transition planning and execution
- Experience working cross-functionally in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
- Strong people management skills
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex portfolio and execution considerations into clear, actionable insights
- Familiarity with transition cost analysis, including implementation shortfall and performance measurement frameworks is preferred
- Experience improving or scaling operational processes, including workflow optimization, data transparency, or automation initiatives
COMPENSATION
PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.
- Salary Range: $137,500.00 - $195,000.00
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement
PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.
Applicants with Disabilities
PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you would like to request an accommodation, you may contact us at 949-720-7744 and leave a message. This is a dedicated line designed exclusively to assist job seekers with disabilities to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.
INTRODUCTION
PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a Portfolio Events & Transitions Manager to join the Transitions team. This team serves as a central operational function overseeing the portfolio event lifecycle process including onboarding new accounts, terminations, in-kind transfers, and portfolio modifications. The team plays a critical role in managing portfolio changes while minimizing cost, risk, and operational disruption. In this role, you will lead a team in the end-to-end execution of portfolio transitions, ensuring events are delivered efficiently, with strong coordination across stakeholders and minimal risk or disruption. This role is highly hands-on and requires strong judgment and end-to-end thinking across functions. You will operate at the center of the process, partnering closely with Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to ensure separate account transitions are well-structured, aligned to portfolio objectives, and executed with discipline and consistency. You will take a holistic view across the platform, connecting decisions across functions, anticipating downstream impacts, and ensuring transitions are executed in a coordinated and optimized manner at the portfolio level, rather than within functional silos.
LOCATION
Newport Beach, CA
Responsibilities
The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Transition Execution & Planning:
- Lead end-to-end execution of portfolio events, including onboarding, restructures, fund changes, and terminations
- Define and implement transition approaches based on portfolio characteristics, liquidity, and client objectives
- Conduct pre-transition analysis, including cost, liquidity, timing, and exposure considerations
- Ensure transitions are structured and executed to optimize cost, risk, and market impact, while maintaining full compliance with investment guidelines, regulatory requirements, and client mandates
Stakeholder Coordination & Execution:
- Act as the central point of coordination across Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Operations, Compliance, and external counterparties
- Drive alignment on objectives, constraints, and execution approach
- Manage timelines, dependencies, and issue resolution to ensure successful delivery
- Serve as primary escalation point for transition-related risks and execution issues
Risk & Cost Management:
- Identify and manage key risks, including market, liquidity, operational, and execution risks
- Monitor and manage transition costs (explicit and implicit), ensuring transparency and accountability
- Evaluate outcomes and performance of transitions, including cost and execution effectiveness
Process Improvement & Operating Discipline:
- Strengthen transition workflows and operating standards to improve consistency, scalability, and execution discipline
- Improve visibility into pipeline activity, timelines, and risk across portfolio events
- Identify opportunities to enhance processes, controls, and cross-team coordination
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree required
- 5-15 years of experience in transition management, trading, portfolio management, or investment operations within an asset manager, transition manager, or institutional platform
- Demonstrated experience leading or supporting portfolio transitions, onboarding events, or portfolio rebalancing activities
- Strong understanding of multi-asset portfolios, trading mechanics, and market liquidity, with the ability to assess how execution decisions impact exposure, cost, and client outcomes
- Working knowledge of economics, fixed income fundamentals, or portfolio management
- Proven ability to structure and execute transitions while balancing cost, speed, risk, market impact, and portfolio exposure
- Experience applying scenario-based decision making, adapting transition strategies based on portfolio characteristics, market conditions, and client objectives
- Ability to evaluate second-order impacts of decisions, including opportunity cost, timing risk, unintended exposures, and downstream operational implications
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs, anticipate downstream impacts, and operate effectively under uncertainty
- Solid understanding of investment compliance frameworks, including portfolio guidelines, regulatory requirements, and mandate restrictions, and the ability to incorporate these considerations into transition planning and execution
- Experience working cross-functionally in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
- Strong people management skills
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex portfolio and execution considerations into clear, actionable insights
- Familiarity with transition cost analysis, including implementation shortfall and performance measurement frameworks is preferred
- Experience improving or scaling operational processes, including workflow optimization, data transparency, or automation initiatives
COMPENSATION
PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.
- Salary Range: $137,500.00 - $195,000.00
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement
PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.
Applicants with Disabilities
PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you would like to request an accommodation, you may contact us at 949-720-7744 and leave a message. This is a dedicated line designed exclusively to assist job seekers with disabilities to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Transition Manager
Document your change management credentials early
Gather PMP, Prosci, or CCMP certifications alongside degree transcripts before applying. PERM requires your employer to prove your qualifications match the job description exactly, so credential gaps discovered late can delay or derail the labor certification.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify companies that have filed PERM applications for Transition Manager or related project management roles. Firms with a documented sponsorship track record are far more likely to extend green card support than those encountering the process for the first time.
Search Migrate Mate for sponsoring Transition Manager roles
Filter by green card sponsorship to surface Transition Manager openings at employers already prepared to file PERM. Migrate Mate aggregates roles by sponsorship history, cutting the time you spend vetting individual companies before applying.
Clarify SOC code classification before accepting an offer
Transition Manager duties can map to multiple Standard Occupational Classification codes, which affects the PERM prevailing wage tier. Ask your prospective employer which SOC code they plan to use and verify the corresponding wage level in the OFLC Wage Search before signing.
Negotiate PERM filing into your offer letter
Request that your employer commit to initiating the PERM process within a defined timeframe, not just at some future point. Without this, many foreign professionals find green card sponsorship deprioritized once they are fully onboarded and no longer a recruitment priority.
Use O*NET to align your resume to PERM requirements
Review the O*NET occupation profile for Transition Manager adjacent titles to identify the specific tasks and skills DOL auditors expect. Matching your resume language to these definitions strengthens the PERM audit defense if DOL questions your employer's minimum requirements.
Green Card Transition Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Transition Manager roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on the role's requirements. EB-2 covers Transition Manager positions where the employer can justify an advanced degree as a minimum requirement, typically senior or director-level roles. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree and is the more common sponsorship path for mid-level Transition Managers at consulting firms and large enterprises.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Transition Managers?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa subject to an annual lottery cap, while employment-based green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no lottery. The PERM process is longer, often running 18 to 36 months from labor certification to I-485 approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary status. For EB-3, there is no annual numerical cap concern for many countries outside of India and China.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for a Transition Manager role?
Your employer files an ETA Form 9089 with DOL after completing a mandatory recruitment period demonstrating no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. DOL reviews the filing and, if certified, your employer proceeds to file an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. The entire sequence from PERM filing to green card approval typically takes two to four years for most nationalities.
Where can I find Transition Manager jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search specifically for Transition Manager roles where employers have a documented history of PERM and green card sponsorship. Most general job boards don't filter by sponsorship type, so you can spend significant time applying to employers who have no intention of sponsoring permanent residency, even if they sponsor H-1B visas.
Can a Transition Manager self-petition for a green card without employer sponsorship?
Self-petition is possible through the EB-2 National Interest Waiver, or NIW, which waives the PERM labor certification requirement. To qualify, you'd need to demonstrate that your work in organizational change management or large-scale transition programs benefits the United States at a national level. NIW approval for Transition Manager roles is uncommon unless you have a strong record of policy impact or published research in the field.