Associate– US Credit Strategist

The US Credit Strategists work within the global Credit Trading Desk Analyst team.

The role entails analyzing the US credit market from a top-down perspective, developing investment views across the market (e.g. credit asset classes, sectors, ratings, curves), building analytical models, writing research notes for publication, and communicating view to institutional clients. The US credit strategists are also expected to work closely with the sector desk analysts as well as within the global credit strategy team, of which they are a critical part, developing a global view and analysis.

The strategists are expected to work in partnership with the sales and trading teams to build a very strong client franchise.

Candidate Success Factors:

Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

• Results and Impact
  • Able to influence peers and team.
  • Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
  • Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
  • Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
• Leadership and Collaboration:
  • Creates trust with colleagues.
  • Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
  • Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
  • Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
  • Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
• Compliance Culture and Conduct:
  • Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
  • Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
  
  

Responsibilities:

Business & Clients

• Credit markets analysis (both macro strategy and specific sectors)
• Disseminate timely US credit views internally and externally to guide trading desk and investor positioning

• Internal Relationships
• Coordinate content and delivery to clients with Sales
• Work seamlessly with others in research, sales and trading.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrates the disciplined process required for the highest standard investment analysis.
• Multi-tasking skills
• Ability to build analytical models with an attention to detail
• Capacity to quickly respond to issues under pressure in a timely manner
• Strong communication skills including proven ability to write research reports
• Team-player who thrives on working together with colleagues and business partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of Credit Valuation and common asset classes (Equity, Rates)
• Ability to decipher macro events and impact on financial assets
• Passion, tenacity and resilience in an ever changing environment

Ability to develop credit models and frameworks to

• derive investment strategies and trade ideas
• support risk decisions by the trading desk
• work with sales to develop customer relationships
• publish actionable content including reports and trade ideas

FINRA Registrations Required:

• Series 7 & 63

CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):

• Not Applicable

SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:

• Not Applicable

The expected starting salary range for this position in New York is between $150,000 to $200,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.

About BNP Paribas:

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. In the United States, BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.

The bank employs nearly 6,000 people and has a presence in the country since the late 1800s in major cities including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Washington, DC.

As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.

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