Investment Analyst, Credit Research
About The Position
As an Investment Analyst on the Investment Grade Credit Research team at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company, you will be responsible for supporting the Public Corporate Credit team. This involves identifying, analyzing, and recommending investments within the Investment Grade bond market. Nationwide Investments employs a research-driven, team-oriented, and results-focused investment process to manage client portfolios, with Credit Research being one of three critical functions alongside Portfolio Management and Trading. The company emphasizes customer-centricity and delivering extraordinary care. This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization and Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Up to 5 years of related investment experience.
- Uses judgement with supervision required for overall tasks
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in Excel
- Demonstrates presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to establish and organize work priorities
- Results driven, self-motivated, and intellectually inquisitive
- Positive, hardworking, pro-active, and professional
- Highly collaborative and team oriented
- Critical and creative thinker willing to express opinions and views
- Organized, detailed, and process oriented.
- Accountable for completion of assigned tasks
- A valid credit check and/or background check will be required as part of the selection process due to fiduciary accountabilities.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or CFA preferred
- prior Bloomberg experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Performs basic research and analysis within the asset class in support of the team’s investment decision-making process.
- Identifies risk and return drivers, develops and models forward-looking scenarios, analyzes relative value, and provides input into investment recommendations for positioning within assigned sectors.
- Communicates analysis and investment theses through use of written reports, presentations, conversations, and market meetings.
- Evaluates changes in the economic, regulatory, legislative, and competitive business environments that impact investment fundamentals, valuations, and positioning within client portfolios.
- Builds relationships with internal and external partners to facilitate the analysis of investment opportunities.
- Collaborates successfully with other Nationwide Investment groups to advance our clients’ best interests.
- May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Benefits
- medical/dental/vision
- life insurance
- short and long term disability coverage
- paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
- nine paid holidays
- 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
- 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
- 401(k) with company match
- company-paid pension plan
- business casual attire
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
