Credit Research Analyst, Leveraged Loans

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.
Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.
We are seeking an experienced Credit Research Analyst to cover Leveraged Loans and High Yield Bonds to work in our Newport Beach, CA office. The Credit Research Analysts analyze various industries and the companies within them and make investment recommendations to PIMCO's portfolio managers group. They also provide analytical support for the firm's portfolio managers by highlighting risks and making investment recommendations on specific companies.
Major Responsibilities

• Proactively communicate investment ideas by initiating discussions with portfolio managers and participating in group meetings.
• Respond to portfolio manager inquiries regarding credit concerns, market overviews, and sector changes
• Interaction with clients or client service professionals.
• Provide fundamental and relative value research on existing holdings and generate credit driven investment ideas specific to the sector.
• Produce written reports such as company evaluations and quarterly updates, relative value analyses, and industry reviews.

Requirements

• Proactive in generating successful investment ideas. Ability to take the lead in advocating investment ideas to portfolio managers rather than relying on external direction.
• Strong financial modeling experience REQUIRED
• Prior experience in either leveraged loans or high yield
• Must have a minimum of 6 years work experience in the area of credit/loan research, either on the buy or sell side. Sector agnostic.
• Strong academic credentials and achievement; deep sense of curiosity.
• Prior experience with distressed workout situations, deep fundamental high yield experience preferred
• Values seeing one's investment ideas added to investment portfolios and enjoys credit analysis as a long-term career.
• Good communicator; strong written and oral presentation abilities. Need to be persuasive and credible.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others on the sector coverage team.
• Completed MBA degree or CFA and relevant investment experience
• Ability to contribute to first-hand corporate analysis, including on-site visits, financial modeling, and relative value analysis. Demonstrated ability to make judgements regarding credit, risk, and valuation.
• Ability to cover industries with minimal direction and to make preliminary decisions in a short time frame with incomplete information.

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Salary Range: $ 221,500.00 - $ 235,000.00
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