Structured Credit - Analyst, Vice President

Guggenheim Investments•Santa Monica, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Guggenheim Investments is seeking a Structured Credit Analyst. The Structured Credit Analyst is responsible for maintaining market coverage, conducting security and portfolio-level analysis, and sourcing and reviewing investments. This position is collaborative and may be cross-functional across one or more of ABS, CLO, RMBS, and CMBS in response to market conditions, with the employee responsible for intermediating, aggregating, and disseminating market information to credit sector teams, portfolio managers, and senior investment professionals. The employee will report to a senior Structured Credit Analyst/Sector Lead. The employee will work in the firm’s Santa Monica, California office.

Requirements

6-9 years of research, analysis, or structuring in credit fixed-income
Strong credit, finance, economic, business and technical skills
Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without current or future visa sponsorship or transfer.

Nice To Haves

Vice President (7-10 years) experience in credit research, analysis, trading, or structuring
Advanced degree (MFE, MBA) or equivalent educational background are desirable.
CFA or progress toward CFA is required
Experience with industry standard tools such as Bloomberg, BRS, Yieldbook, Intex
Advanced Excel skills are required.
SQL, Python skills are desirable
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to multi-task across analytical, administrative, and research activities in a detail oriented and timely manner.
Strong commitment to performance and accuracy of work product
Team oriented individual with ability to work independently and work well with diverse groups in a market-paced environment
Basic Qualifications

Responsibilities

Lead evaluation of specialized and complex investments utilizing all available sources of information including governing documents, published research, financial reports, news, rating agency reports, and market information
Generate credit views, trade ideas and research summaries.
Conduct total return, OAS, and scenario analysis using standard analytical tools. Emphasis on in-depth collateral and structural analysis.
Present trade ideas and credit views to sector team members and portfolio managers.
Maintain and originate client presentation materials related to key market development and investment views
Maintain and develop cashflow and financial models for specialized and complex investments.
Oversee and QC cashflow / financial models for less-complex, on-the-run investments.
Develop and maintain internal catalogues of deal comps, credit views, and credit statistics to support monitoring, surveillance, and relative risk and value analysis.
Research developments related to specialized and more complex investments
Participate in meetings with dealers and industry experts for industry background and deal research.
Direct and QC monthly/quarterly surveillance process.
Ensure completeness of investment analysis and documentation in conformance with firm standards
Conduct reviews of prospective portfolio acquisitions
Conduct and oversee ad hoc analysis to support PM, management, client, and desk-directed inquiries