Research Analyst (Western Asset)
Core
Conduct fundamental credit research on investment-grade corporates, state-sponsored agencies, and global banks to support liquidity management and investment decisions for money market funds and short-duration accounts.
Role type
Senior IC fixed-income research analyst (liquidity & credit)
Builds
Credit reports, risk assessments, and buy/sell recommendations for portfolio managers
Domain
Fixed-income asset management / Money market funds
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
Fundamental credit analysis, fixed-income market knowledge, regulatory compliance, data analysis, financial modeling
Preferred skills
CFA designation, Python, SQL, R, VBA, Power BI/Tableau
Technologies
Bloomberg, Excel, Python, SQL, R, VBA, Power BI, Tableau
Responsibilities
Lead annual credit reviews, maintain credit files per regulatory requirements, evaluate issuer credit quality changes, coordinate with risk/compliance on ratings updates, collaborate on cross-sector credit insights
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC