Corporate Sector Strategist

About the Role

• The right candidate will be strategic, eager to advance their career, and will continue to develop their expertise in the credit and capital markets sector while meeting business needs.
• This role will be part of the Senior Credit Research team, working closely with the Front Office, the Credit Research Front Office Coordination Team, and the Credit Analysis teams.
• You will work closely with a small, experienced team, gaining valuable exposure and plenty of opportunities to develop your own area of focus.
• Our corporate credit research team focuses on investment-grade issues, publishing research on company and sector fundamentals and credit spreads.
• Client contact is an integral part of our work, involving close collaboration across Mid Capital Markets, Financial Markets trading and sales, and the Wholesale Banking sales teams.
• You will be part of ING’s Senior Credit Research team, providing leading insights and working in a close-knit, collaborative team environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Analyze investment-grade corporate issuers across specific sectors and geographic regions to assess their credit quality in a timely and accurate manner.
• Identify key parameters and changes, and provide high-quality credit research through notes, reports, and calls.
• Understand rapidly changing company fundamentals, including financial statements, credit metrics, and rating methodologies.
• A good understanding of local markets and various bond products to contribute effectively to research.
• Using data skills and knowledge of how to work with datasets easily and efficiently.
• Being able to see the bigger economic and market picture.

Benefits

• 25–28 vacation days, depending on the contract
• Pension plan
• 13th-month salary
• No holiday pay
• Hybrid work
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities