Fixed Income Credit Research Analyst (Boston)

AGF Investments • Boston, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

AGF’s Fixed Income team is seeking a Credit Research Analyst in its Boston office. The Analyst will provide independent fundamental coverage of corporate credits across assigned sectors, working closely with the Head of Global Credit and the team’s portfolio managers. Through rigorous credit analysis, financial modelling and relative value assessment, the Analyst will develop differentiated insights and actionable recommendations, leveraging agentic AI tools to enhance research efficiency and quality.

The Fixed Income team manages AGF bond mandates worth over $6 billion across high yield, long/short credit, core plus, total return, target date and convertible strategies.

Requirements

• Completed undergraduate degree.
• Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment and ability to work independently within a collaborative team.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Take ownership of the alpha generation process and bring actionable, high-conviction recommendations to the desk proactively.
• Engage in debate and respectfully challenge portfolio managers on company-specific catalysts.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred, but not mandatory, 2–4 years of combined experience in fundamental credit (high yield or investment grade) or equity research.
• Demonstrated proficiency deploying agentic AI tools in daily research workflows.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth fundamental company, industry and market research for assigned sectors across global high yield, investment grade and emerging markets.
• Deploy agentic AI across the research workflow to scale productivity and improve efficiency.
• Generate high-conviction, actionable long and long/short credit ideas and present clear, well-supported recommendations to portfolio managers.
• Develop and maintain financial models, credit forecasts and scenario analyses.
• Conduct cross-capital-structure analysis to identify relative value opportunities.
• Monitor existing positions against their original thesis, valuation, catalysts and key risks, and track new issue activity.
• Build relationships with company management teams, rating agencies, regulators where applicable, sell-side research, desk analysts and credit traders, and attend industry conferences.
• Prepare concise written research and presentations, including commentary on sector-specific themes, for the investment management team.
• Contribute to portfolio discussions and constructive investment debate across the team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level