Credit Analyst

SUMMARY 

The Credit Analyst will report to a New York based Portfolio Manager and will focus on fundamental bottom-up research to generate commercial trade ideas across the liquid High Yield and Leveraged Loan universe with a primary focus on energy and chemicals.

JOB DESCRITPTION

• Conduct rigorous, fundamental bottom-up credit research to identify attractive long/short investment opportunities. This will entail credit analysis, financial modelling, documentation reviews, etc.
• Analyze businesses and capital structures (Loans, Bonds, CDS) across High Yield and more stressed names within the credit markets and develop credit opinions working with the PM and other analysts in the team.
• Synthesize market information and develop thematic trade ideas.
• Develop differentiated investment views from consensus and push conviction or contrarian viewpoints.
• Monitor existing positions, including news flow, fundamental developments, and supply.
• Engage and maintain external relationships (with sell-side research, syndicate, company management, ratings agencies, etc.) to develop views on issuers.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2-7 years of experience in energy or chemicals focused credit research on either the buy-side or sell-side.
• Outstanding skills in conducting fundamental credit research, including financial modelling and relative value analysis.
• High degree of familiarity with different credit securities, including bonds and CDS.
• Comfort dealing with uncertainty and ability to express conviction.
• Desire to take risk and accountability of their decisions.
• Self-motivated, team orientated, and highly collaborative.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

About Point72:

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth.