Credit Trading Desk Analyst Dir

Truist•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Credit Trading Desk Analyst Dir will research credit investments in support of fixed income sales & trading, debt capital markets and buy-side clients that buy and sell the firm's credit products. This role involves performing credit due diligence, making credit research recommendations, supplementing client research, supporting sales and traders, and assisting with the debt capital markets process. At the Director level, the role requires applying deep experience and industry resources to make investment recommendations, cultivating industry resources, developing client relationships, representing the bank in client meetings, taking a proactive approach to risk management, supervising and mentoring junior analysts, driving revenue production, and identifying origination opportunities.

Requirements

BA/BS degree
CFA designation or equivalent knowledge
Licenses required: Series 7, Series 63, Series 52 (muni analyst only)
Minimum of 10 years of related work experience
Advanced knowledge of industry, market and products
Proven ability to develop, nurture and monetize "trusted advisor" client relationships with senior executives
Excellent interpersonal style, good listening skills and the ability to communicate highly complex ideas clearly and concisely
Strong partnering and leadership skills in a complex, matrixed environment

Nice To Haves

MBA degree, with finance focus
CFA designation
14+ years of related work experience
Experience recruiting, mentoring and coaching

Responsibilities

Perform credit due diligence to determine credit risk and relative value: analyze company reports, collect data, participate in company calls, attend conferences and investor meetings, question management, engage industry experts and model expectations
Make credit research recommendations in support of RENTD capital
Supplement clients’ research with additional credit support
Directly support sales with supplemental credit teach-ins, participation in client calls and buy-side sales meetings
Directly support traders by monitoring and advising on desk positions and trading levels
Support the debt capital markets process by analyzing new bonds issues, educating S&T and buy-side on new issue credit risk and relative value, and providing client feedback and inquiry back to the syndicate desk
Applies deep experience, proven judgement, and industry resources to make credit product investment recommendations with a performance track record commensurate with experience and skill level.
Continues to cultivate and develop industry resources to build expertise.
Continues to develop client relationships with strong interpersonal skills.
Applies highly developed communication skills, written and oral, to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely.
Produces credit commentary and hosts meetings with investors and high level banking clients.
Must represent the bank in client meetings with strong knowledge of the industry, market and products.
Takes a proactive approach to risk management in the fixed income trading business
Supervises, mentors and develops junior analysts.
Applies industry/market/product knowledge to drive revenue production and business.
Identifies and cultivate reverse client inquiry, facilitating origination opportunities.