Assistant Vice President, Fixed Income Analysis
Hybrid, 3 days per week in office
Position Overview:
An institutional asset management organization is seeking a credit-focused investment professional to join its fixed income research team. The role centers on analyzing corporate issuers across the investment-grade and high-yield bond markets, generating research-driven insights, and contributing investment ideas to portfolio managers responsible for actively managed credit strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct fundamental research and credit analysis on corporate issuers across investment-grade and below-investment-grade bond markets.
- Build and maintain financial models to evaluate issuer fundamentals, credit metrics, and valuation within the corporate bond market.
- Develop written research summaries outlining company performance, industry dynamics, credit risks, and relative value opportunities.
- Present investment ideas and credit views to portfolio managers and other investment team members.
- Monitor developments across sectors and issuers that may impact the risk profile or valuation of corporate bonds.
- Analyze financial statements, capital structures, and market positioning to support investment decisions.
- Utilize market data, research sources, and industry information to identify potential investment opportunities.
- Support ongoing surveillance of portfolio holdings and provide updates when credit conditions change.
- Participate in team discussions regarding portfolio positioning and relative value opportunities within corporate credit markets.
- Contribute to additional analytical and research projects as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or another analytical discipline.
- Approximately 3–5+ years of experience in credit analysis, corporate bond research, or fixed income investing.
- Experience analyzing investment-grade and/or high-yield corporate debt securities is strongly preferred.
- Strong financial statement analysis and corporate credit modeling capabilities.
- Familiarity with commonly used financial data platforms and analytical tools used in investment research.
- Ability to assess credit quality, issuer fundamentals, and relative value across corporate bond markets.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly present investment views.
- Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Professional credentials such as the CFA designation or MBA are considered a plus.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), marital or familial status, age, physical or mental disability, perceived disability, citizenship status, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, height, weight, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Applications from members of minority groups and women are encouraged.
Pay:$140,000.00 - $160,000.00