Fixed Income Corporate Credit Analyst

What You’ll Do We’re looking for an experienced fixed income corporate credit analyst to join our Investment Grade team. In this role, you’ll most likely cover Food & Beverage, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Healthcare REITs, and Pharmaceuticals. Conduct independent fundamental research and analysis on assigned companies/sectors, develop financial models, and provide investment recommendations, credit ratings and outlooks. Analysis includes economic and competitive analysis, financial modeling, and relative value assessment Respond to inquiries from various stakeholders and represent research function in client meetings Monitor financial markets, current events, and economic trends to identify opportunities and risks Build and maintain industry relationships to ensure consistent information flow Assist with staff development through coaching, mentoring, and training team members Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e., finance, accounting, economics, statistics, engineering, data science, sciences with an investment background, business analytics) 4+ years’ work experience with corporate fixed income strategies in trading, research, portfolio management or strategy capacity Proficiency with Excel and Bloomberg Strong understanding of financial accounting and economic theory, global financial markets and fixed income products Demonstrated ability to efficiently and effectively research, compile and analyze information, apply reasoning and exhibit sound decision making related to credit, risk and valuation Skills That Will Help You Stand Out Credit experience including previous experience analyzing Investment Grade credits Experience covering Food & Beverage, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Healthcare REITs, and/or Pharmaceuticals MBA and CFA designation Strong abilities in the areas of communication (verbal and written), time management, analytics, financial modeling, and influencing Must be collaborative, able to build strong relationships, manage expectations, attend to details, multi-task and prioritize successfully Keen sense of curiosity and open-minded thought process Familiarity with programming languages (i.e. Python, Visual Basic, and BQL) and advanced uses of Generative AI Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly) $141000 - $191000 / year Salary Details The base salary range for this role is $141,000 – $191,000 as indicated above. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities. In addition to base pay, this role participates in an annual profit share bonus plan. Note your base expectations when answering the application questions. Location Options Des Moines, IA (highly preferred) or Seattle, WA. Time Off Program Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided. Pension Eligible No Work Authorization/Sponsorship At this time, we’re not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links. Nonimmigrant Workers ( and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants ( Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr