Corporate Sector Strategist
We are looking to strengthen our corporate credit research team with a new Strategist.
You are a driven and curious early career professional, eager to develop quickly and invest in building new skills. You will analyse investment grade corporate issuers across specific sectors, such as real estate, and contribute to sell-side fundamental research with actionable credit market insights. You will leverage AI to work more efficiently, generate deeper insights, and contribute to the team working more efficiently.
You will work closely together with a small, experienced team, offering strong exposure and plenty of room to develop your own sector focus.
Our corporate credit research team focuses on Investment Grade issuers, publishing research on company and sector fundamentals and credit spreads. Client contact is integral to our work, with close collaboration across Debt Capital Markets, Financial Markets trading and sales, and the Wholesale Banking sector teams. We are part of ING’s 80-strong Global Research team, delivering leading insights and working within a close-knit, collaborative research community.
An ideal candidate.
Storytelling and client impact
Is capable to tell a clear, opinionated and engaging sector and investment story
Adds fresh insights that stretch beyond the AI generated obvious ones
Closely interacts with stakeholders within and outside the bank
Strongly cooperates with sector and communication departments, positioning ING as the leading bank on sector expertise
Based on distinct, in-depth expertise adds value to meetings with Wholesale Bank, Debt Capital Markets and Financials Markets clients
An ideal candidate needs a solid foundation to build on, including.
Credit markets expertise
AI-enabled data extraction and analysis
Strong data skills and knowledge how to apply AI efficiently, including to source data or for efficiency purposes
Ability to critically assess and validate AI-generated insights, grounded in sector expertise
Experience
Completed university degree (Master in Finance, Economics, mathematics or comparable)
2-3 years of experience in credit research or similar
Strong skills in Excel, PowerPoint and AI tools, with basic programming skills (e.g. Python) to support data analysis
Personal characteristics
Commercially minded, thriving on interaction
Data and detail-oriented way of working
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Curious, creative and able to learn and to adapt to changes
Good judgement on what makes the difference
For any questions, please contact Suvi Platerink Kosonen, suvi.platerink-kosonen@ing.com
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