Squarepoint is a global investment management firm that utilizes a diversified portfolio of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for our clients. We have deep expertise in trading, technology and operations and attribute our success to rigorous scientific research. As a technology and data-driven firm, we design and build our own cutting-edge systems, from high performance trading platforms to large scale data analysis and compute farms. With offices around the globe, we emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning our investment, technology, and operations teams functionally around the world. Building on our quantitative research platform and process-driven approach, Squarepoint also runs discretionary strategies to take advantage of opportunities which cannot be traded in a fully systematic strategy.

Role Overview:

• Credit Fundamental Research analyst with a large cross regional coverage across IG/HY corporate issuers or EM issuers
• Screen thoroughly and actively the fundamentals and market dynamics of all issuers in coverage
• Deep dive into special situations and stressed/distressed companies with bespoke fundamental models
• Generate trade ideas that are submitted to discretionary PMs for immediate implementation in the market
• Monitor and dynamically adjust trade ideas during the whole trade life cycle

Responsibilities:

• Primary focus throughout the day on generating and monitoring fundamental trade ideas
• Perform credit analysis across the capital structure and relative-value analysis vs peers in the same sector/sub-sector.
• Run, update, and improve bespoke models on special situations and high conviction trades in production
• Research and monitor news flow and publication of research pieces related to all issuers in coverage
• Build and foster relationships with relevant sell-side analysts in the coverage and syndicates
• Attend and contribute to internal meetings, maintaining an active dialog with PMS, quants, and other analysts

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of relevant industry experience preferred, will consider individuals with additional industry experience opportunistically
• Deep understanding of companies’ fundamentals (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statements)
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Understanding of main credit instruments (Bonds, CDS, Index, Loans)
• Programming knowledge is a plus
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to be nimble and react quickly to news flow
• Out-of-the-envelope thinking and independence of thought
• Dynamic and flexibility to continue learning

The minimum base salary for this role is $60,000 if located in New York.  This expectation is based on available information at the time of posting.  This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, which could constitute a significant portion of total compensation.  This role may also be eligible for benefits, such as health, dental, and other wellness plans, as well as 401(k) contributions.  Successful candidates’ compensation and benefits will be determined in consideration of various factors.

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