High Yield Credit Research Analyst

Barclays•New York, NY

3d•$110,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join Barclays as a High Yield Credit Research Analyst, where you will be responsible for providing fundamental credit analysis and investment recommendations on sub-investment-grade issuers within various sectors. Your role supports trading, sales, and institutional clients by delivering timely, actionable research on capital structures, credit quality, and relative value across high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and related credit instruments.

Requirements

An understanding of high yield credit markets, leveraged finance, and fixed income valuation.
Sector knowledge of financials and media, including regulatory, technological, and structural trends.
High attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and ability to perform under tight deadlines.
Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise

Nice To Haves

Ample written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate analysis into actionable insights.
Advanced financial modeling and accounting skills.
The ability to analyze multi-layered capital structures and distressed or event-driven credit situations.

Responsibilities

Produce and deliver Research with differentiated market insights and actionable ideas to Barclays Clients.
Analysis of market, sector, corporate and/or economic data to help develop investment theses for your coverage universe to produce best in class Research.
Research may range from individual company or sector notes, through to long dated thematic reports.
Presentation of Research views to Barclays Clients; this can be through direct, face to face and virtual interactions, Research hosted events and written communications.
Engagement with Markets, Client Strategy and other stakeholders, to raise awareness of your Research both to Clients and internally. Prioritise interaction with the most relevant and valuable Clients for your Research.
Provision of insights and Research views to internal Clients to help them navigate financial markets and risks.
Collaboration with the Supervisory Analyst, Compliance and other stakeholders to ensure Research is produced and delivered to Clients and internal stakeholders in a compliant manner.
Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
Develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
Partner with other functions and business areas.
Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.