Analyst, Aerospace & Defense / Transports (New York)

Fitch Group•New York, NY

4d•$70,000 - $80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

CreditSights is seeking an Analyst to join the A&D / Transports team in New York. CreditSights offers award-winning, unbiased research on global credit markets, empowering clients to make informed investment decisions. As a Fitch Solutions Company, we provide a dynamic environment fostering professional growth and innovation, where you collaborate with seasoned analysts to deliver critical intelligence in complex financial markets. The candidate will be responsible for all tasks related to supporting the Aerospace & Defense / Transports coverage effort, including sector and market analysis, monitoring credit fundamentals, maintaining models using public and proprietary data, canvassing multiple news sources for relevant stories and information, relative value analysis across companies, writing research reports (thematic research and company-specific reports), preparing slide decks, and participating in meetings with an array of client types.

Requirements

Strong numeracy, critical thinking, and writing skills.
Demonstrated interest in the capital markets.
Comfort using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or equivalent) to accelerate, optimize, and/or automate workflows.
Educated to a bachelor’s degree level or equivalent.
Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Comfort using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or equivalent).
Knowledge of financial markets and experience analyzing capital markets.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Highly organized, with a methodical approach to work and excellent attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

1-3 years of prior experience in a credit research, economics, investment banking, or debt capital markets role.
CFA charterholder or demonstrated progress toward attaining a CFA charter.
Proficiency in Bloomberg and/or FactSet.
Capable of producing high-quality outputs under pressure and in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Contribute to data analysis and writing of research reports.
Build, update, and maintain models and databases.
Interpret credit market data for portfolio recommendations.
Monitor debt capital market conditions across US investment grade, high yield, and broadly syndicated loans.
Prepare presentation materials for clients/participate in client meetings.
Sector and market analysis.
Monitoring credit fundamentals.
Maintaining models using public and proprietary data.
Canvassing multiple news sources for relevant stories and information.
Relative value analysis across companies.
Writing research reports (thematic research and company-specific reports).
Preparing slide decks.
Participating in meetings with an array of client types.