Senior Market Research Associate, Business Relationship Management (BRM) Corporates
BRM EMEA Corporates is currently seeking a Market Research Associate based out of our London office.
The role is based within the Business Relationship Management (BRM) group, which leads business development and marketing efforts for Fitch Rating's corporate market franchise across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
The BRM corporates team is responsible for the growth and development of the corporate ratings portfolio through a two-pronged approach leveraging relationships with senior decision makers in corporate entities, investment banks, private equity sponsors and debt advisory firms with the principal objective of generating new corporate bond and loan rating mandates.
What We Offer:
* A diverse role encompassing learning and development across the corporates ratings space
* Comprehensive training incorporating onboarding for the specifics of the role as well as external professional courses with our sister company, Fitch Learning
* A defined career path within BRM and the Fitch Ratings Group more broadly
* Working within a supportive team environment
We'll Count on You To:
* Support team efforts to develop and execute marketing plans to generate new rating mandates and support existing relationship development by creating pitchbooks, case studies, tombstones and corporate coverage slides
* Generate ideas for persuasive new marketing arguments and slide improvements for pitchbooks and ensure marketing materials are kept up to date
* Use online web-based platforms to track market issuance, relevant indices and sector intelligence
* Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workflows and adapt to changing deadlines while maintaining very high levels of attention to detail and accuracy
What You Need to Have:
* Degree educated (a finance or business-related subject would be an advantage)
* Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
What Would Make You Stand Out:
* Demonstrable knowledge of research, analysis and interpretation of large data sets
* Strong communication and presentation skills, verbal & written, team oriented, enthusiastic and willing to learn
* Knowledge of online web-based platforms such as Bloomberg, Factset, Dealogic
* Experience with Client Relationship Management systems (ie Salesforce) and generating reports
Why Fitch?
At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.
Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.
We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.
Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide have helped fund a century of growth and enables our clients to make important credit judgements with confidence.
Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.
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Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.
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