Credit Research Lead (Corporate), Asset Management London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid) Pos ...

Overview

We are pleased to announce an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Senior Credit Research Analyst to join our Asset Management function. The focus of this role is scanning the horizon for emerging credit risks and recommending early action to protect the Phoenix balance sheet. The Senior Credit Research Analyst will work closely with our portfolio managers to provide credit research and recommendations on publicly rated corporate credit, and support Portfolio Managers'' investment decisions. Secondarily, you may be involved in Internal Credit Ratings work on Corporate credit assets. You will be an important Phoenix subject matter expert (SME) on Corporate sectors and ratings, and will provide robust public market portfolio management support and risk management oversight both at a sector level and individual issuer level. The deliverable is to produce forward-looking sector and single-name outlooks and recommendations with a focus on credit quality (industry, regulatory, macro and credit fundamental assessments) and credit rating sensitivities in the context of a "Buy and Maintain" portfolio.This role would suit those with prior experience of providing credit research and building an investment thesis on credit fundamentals as a sell or buy side analyst with credit rating expertise in a major credit rating agency. Sector outlooks and thought leadership views - Maintain sector outlooks across the corporate portfolio in collaboration with the Head of Credit Research and the Public Market portfolio managers.Responsibilities

Produce forward-looking sector and single-name outlooks and recommendations with focus on credit quality and rating sensitivities.Lead regular and ad-hoc reviews and recommendations by tracking credit events, earnings, news and relative value for a wide range of corporate issuers; own a Corporate Coverage list.Adhere to internal and regulatory governance standards; ensure credit analysis output meets governance and regulatory requirements; maintain lists of sectors/entities requiring closer monitoring.Integrate ESG factors into investment recommendations.Perform initial screening and recommendations on new issuance in the public markets.Contribute to wider projects such as strategic asset allocation, new asset classes, scenario analysis, regulatory requests, and monitoring of exposures.Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships (Internal Functions: Head of Credit Research, Chief Credit Officer and other credit specialists; Public Market Portfolio Management team; ALM and structuring team and Group Risk; BPA team. External Parties: Bond Issuers, Rating agencies, Sell Side and other Credit Analysts, Regulatory bodies).Produce specific assets MI, portfolio and sector reviews and committee inputs; support and develop junior team members.Qualifications and Experience

Strong Credit Fundamentals technical skillset; deep understanding of Credit Analysis, Financial forecasts and Credit Rating assessments for corporate credit assets under coverage. Attention to detail for riskier assets.Demonstrated technical skills from a Credit Rating Agency and a Sell or Buy Side Credit Research team with exposure to both fundamental and relative value recommendations.Experience providing credit research and building investment theses on credit fundamentals as a sell or buy side analyst with credit rating expertise.Personal Attributes

Ability to assess industry and macro drivers and form/present opinions on credit quality from current and strategic perspectives.Confident in interacting with asset managers and stakeholders; proactively build a professional network with technical experts; able to translate technical information for varied audiences.Analytical mindset to decipher complex data, make investment recommendations, and distill key credit aspects.We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked. We''re Phoenix Group, a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We''re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we''re not done ..... full job details .....