Sr Director, Sr. Research Analyst - Leveraged Finance

TIAA • San Francisco, CA

16h

About The Position

Nuveen’s Leveraged Finance team is seeking to hire an experienced industry coverage analyst across leveraged loans, high yield, and convertibles. The Leveraged Finance platform at Nuveen applies a collaborative and team-based approach to rigorous fundamental underwriting across the capital structure and risk spectrum, from higher quality non-investment grade to distressed situations. The team’s philosophy is to invest in liquid capital structures, both long and short, where relative value dislocations and event driven catalysts exist. Leveraged Finance manages $40 billion in AUM, and its investment strategies include hedge funds, separately managed accounts, comingled strategies and sub-advisory mandates for both retail and institutional clients, including Nuveen’s parent company, TIAA-CREF.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience covering leveraged loans and/or high yield
• Strong critical thinking skills with deep understanding of business drivers and risks
• Proactive and predictive approach to managing investment risk
• Self-starter with the ability to work well under pressure, prioritize and multitask
• Strong communication and writing skills; ability to clearly and succinctly articulate thesis and views
• Accurate and strong attention to detail
• Thrives in a team based environment

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years' experience covering leveraged loans and/or high yield
• Experience covering the gaming, lodging and/or leisure sectors
• Mastery of Excel and Bloomberg

Responsibilities

• Assume primary coverage for sectors in the non-investment grade universe
• Build and maintain views and recommendations for long and short investments across the risk spectrum, from high quality BB to stressed situations
• Underwrite new issues and secondary ideas across loans, high yield and convertible bonds, both from a long and short perspective
• Actively monitor investments and taking predictive approach to managing risk exposures
• Perform ESG analysis and monitoring for portfolio companies; engage management teams on ESG related issues

Benefits

• The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones.
• Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees