Analyst/Senior Analyst/Lead Analyst - Credit Opportunities - Financial Research Group

About the Role:

We are seeking analytical and detail-oriented professionals to join our Financial Research group supporting global proprietary trading strategies. This role involves in-depth fundamental corporate credit analysis and close collaboration with front office teams across primary and secondary markets.

Key Responsibilities:

- Conduct fundamental credit analysis of corporate bond issuers across geographies

- Prepare business summaries, financial highlights, and company overviews

- Analyze corporate credit quality and key risk drivers

- Review earnings, industry trends, and material credit developments

- Summarize insights from management calls and investor roadshows

- Extract and analyze key terms from credit documentation (collateral structures, guarantees, covenants, springing maturities, etc.)

- Perform capital structure analysis, seniority review, and relative value comparisons

- Support front office desks with ad hoc credit research projects

Required Qualifications:

- MBA (Finance), CA, or CFA

- 1-5 years of relevant experience in corporate credit research

- Strong fundamental credit analysis skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities

- Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience covering Investment Grade and/or High Yield bonds

- Exposure to US or European corporate borrowers

- Prior experience in buy-side, sell-side, or global financial institutions