IG Credit Desk Analyst (Director)
Location
New York
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We have exclusively partnered with a leading global bank looking to hire a Senior IG Credit Desk Analyst into a high-impact seat on the US Corporate IG Trading desk. This is a client we know very well and have a strong, long-standing relationship with, and it is one of the more exciting US IG seats we have worked on this year.
We have exclusively partnered with a leading global bank looking to hire a Senior IG Credit Desk Analyst into a high-impact seat on the US Corporate IG Trading desk. This is a client we know very well and have a strong, long-standing relationship with, and it is one of the more exciting US IG seats we have worked on this year.
The platform is respected, with an established franchise across IG corporates globally and a clear, sustained commitment to building out the US business, with some recent exciting high-profile hires on the trading desk. The culture is collaborative, meritocratic and direct, and strong analysts are given real visibility with traders, sales and clients from day one.
This seat sits at the centre of the Corporate IG Trading desk, partnering closely with traders and sales, owning client dialogue and shaping coverage across some of the most active names in the US IG market. Anchor coverage will ideally span ??????????/??????, with ????? being an additional plus, where the desk has clear momentum and a defined need for a senior voice from day one.
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- Anchor coverage across healthcare, pharma, autos and other sectors
- Real scope to develop a special situations angle alongside core coverage, including fallen angels and off-the-run opportunities
- Direct trader and salesforce engagement, with real influence over how the desk goes to market
- Strong, meritocratic culture with active momentum and several recent senior hires
- Growing single-name CDS effort where the right candidate can add immediate value
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- Director level (or upper-end VP), with a clear track record of senior desk coverage
- Established coverage across healthcare/pharma, with autos or other sectors being a strong plus
- Strong existing buy-side client relationships
- Previous experience with IG special situations (plus but not required)
- Sell-side IG Credit desk analyst background preferred, (buy-side or sell-side publishing research profiles will also be considered)
- All-rounder mindset, comfortable generating trade ideas across cash, RV, basis and capital structure, with the flexibility to engage a broad client base across different styles and mandates
- Single name CDS experience would be a big plus (but not required)
- Commercial mindset with the gravitas to anchor coverage with senior clients from day one
