Associate Investment Research Analyst - Structured Products
About The Position
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is pleased to offer a compelling opportunity for a research analyst to join the Fixed Income Research team. The Associate Investment Research Analyst will bring strong data, analytical, and interpersonal skills to drive strong risk-adjusted returns in one of the largest financial markets in the world. The Associate Investment Research Analyst is an entry‑level position on the Structured Products Research team, designed for individuals seeking deep exposure to structured credit markets within a rigorous, research‑driven investment platform. The analyst will work closely with senior analysts, portfolio managers, and traders to contribute directly to the investment process by conducting in‑depth issuer, collateral, cash flow, and sector research across assigned structured product sectors. The Structured Products team manages over $69 billion of assets across Asset-Backed Securities (ABS), Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS), and Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) sectors, investing across the capital structure and on behalf of multiple client types. This role is well‑suited for a highly motivated individual with strong analytical skills and a willingness to embrace a research‑intensive environment focused on delivering superior investment outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in finance, economics, mathematics, engineering, or a related field with a strong academic record
- 0-2 years of experience in structured products, securitized credit, fixed income research, trading, or risk
- Acute attention to detail, strong analytical and quantitative skills, and a proven ability to distill practical answers from large amounts of data
- Self-starter with an ability to manage multiple responsibilities and meet time-sensitive deadlines, often with vague or unclear directions
- Passion for investments and financial markets with an explicit interest in fixed income and structured products
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated experience collaborating effectively across teams and with clients
- Programming experience in any language
- Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with a variety of AI applications and tools
- Ability to scrub and query data from database systems using SQL
- Progress toward, willingness-to-complete, or completion of the CFA designation
Responsibilities
- Develop investment skills and abilities for primary research responsibility of one or more Structured Product sectors
- Interact with issuers and dealers, attending meetings and conferences as needed
- Combine quantitative and qualitative research to form forward-looking investment views
- Gather, manipulate, and store large amounts of data for analysis of investment opportunities
- Complete on-going surveillance of portfolio holdings to assess credit performance
- Build and maintain relationships with multiple sell-side parties
- Propose and contribute to independent and group research projects
- Contribute to team discussions focused on investment opportunities and performance
- Complete ad hoc projects at the direction of senior analysts and portfolio managers
- Automate tasks to improve efficiency of investment process
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
