Fixed Income Credit Research Analyst (Boston)

AGF Management•Boston, MA

3d•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 portfolio managers. Through credit analysis, financial modelling and relative value assessment, the Analyst will develop differentiated insights and actionable recommendations, using agentic AI tools to enhance research efficiency and quality. The Fixed Income team manages more than $6 billion in bond mandates across high yield, long/short credit, core plus, total return, target date and convertible strategies.

Requirements

Completed undergraduate degree.
Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team.
Demonstrated proficiency deploying agentic AI tools in daily research workflows.

Nice To Haves

Preferred, but not mandatory, 2–4 years of combined experience in fundamental credit research (high yield or investment grade) or equity research.

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 enhance 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.
Take ownership of alpha generation by bringing actionable, high-conviction recommendations to the desk without waiting to be prompted.
Engage with, debate and respectfully challenge portfolio managers on company-specific catalysts.