Introduction
Unique opportunity for a Senior Investment Analyst, who thrives in a performance-oriented environment and wants to stand out from the crowd.
As a Senior Investment Analyst Investment Grade Credits you will:
• have exposure to ING IM portfolio managers and analysts;
• significantly influence Portfolio Managers’ decision making;
• work on the buy-side within an active asset manager;
• be a part of a winning team of experienced, passionate and multicultural investment professionals with backgrounds from the buy-side.
Your main responsibilities
• To provide top-quality bottom-up company modelling, analysis and forecasts in order to determine the appropriate relative valuation for issuers in the sector
• To generate value-adding investment ideas and recommendations on issuers and debt instruments
• To ensure that the research process is consistently applied across all securities under coverage
• To develop and maintain strong relationships with the senior management of companies under coverage and within the organization, other teams covering the same industries
Your experience and skills
• Significant experience (at least 5 years) in conducting fundamental fixed income credits research, preferably with basic industry and capital goods sector knowledge and experience
• Ability to identify relevant macroeconomic, sectoral and company-specific developments and to translate these into bond investment recommendations
• Deep understanding of accounting and valuation methodologies of debt instruments
• Relevant Master degree, preferably combined with a CFA designation or other relevant
professional qualification
• Fluency, written and verbal, in English
Your competencies
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Good inter-personal and communication skills
• Strong team player
Your team and challenge
The Investments department of ING Investment Management Europe manages a broad range of investments funds and mandates invested in equity and/or fixed income instruments. The vacancy is within the European Investment Grade Credit team, which is responsible for managing ING Investment Management’s Investment Grade Credit strategies. As a Senior Investment Analyst, making own forecasts to derive issuer ratings and relative valuations will be your primary focus, with the aim of making value added investment recommendations on fixed income securities.
Performance measurement of recommendations and individual accountability are key components of your job. The European Investment Grade Credit team is currently looking for an experienced analyst with proven industry knowledge.
We offer you
• the opportunity to influence the future of an international top-tier asset manager;
• an entrepreneurial and performance driven culture that gives you the freedom to use your talent, express your ideas and execute them;
• a multicultural, professional and dynamic environment stimulating you to get the best out of you and accelerate your career development;
• modern working conditions that give room for individual choices.
Note that applications via e-mail and third party applications are not taken into consideration.
