Structured Credit - Analyst, Vice President

Position Summary

Guggenheim Investments is seeking a Structured Credit Analyst. This position involves maintaining market coverage, conducting security and portfolio-level analysis, and sourcing and reviewing investments. It requires collaboration across different sectors like ABS, CLO, RMBS, and CMBS based on market conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation of specialized and complex investments utilizing all available sources of information including governing documents, published research, financial reports, news, rating agency reports, and market information

• Generate credit views, trade ideas and research summaries

• Conduct total return, OAS, and scenario analysis using standard analytical tools

• Emphasize in-depth collateral and structural analysis

• Present trade ideas and credit views to sector team members and portfolio managers

• Maintain and originate client presentation materials related to key market development and investment views

• Maintain and develop cashflow and financial models for specialized and complex investments

• Oversee and QC cashflow / financial models for less-complex, on-the-run investments

• Develop and maintain internal catalogues of deal comps, credit views, and credit statistics to support monitoring, surveillance, and relative risk and value analysis

• Research developments related to specialized and more complex investments

• Participate in meetings with dealers and industry experts for industry background and deal research

• Direct and QC monthly/quarterly surveillance process

• Ensure completeness of investment analysis and documentation in conformance with firm standards

• Conduct reviews of prospective portfolio acquisitions

• Conduct and oversee ad hoc analysis to support PM, management, client, and desk-directed inquiries

Qualifications

• Vice President (7-10 years) experience in credit research, analysis, trading, or structuring

• Advanced degree (MFE, MBA) or equivalent educational background are desirable

• CFA or progress toward CFA is required

• Experience with industry standard tools such as Bloomberg, BRS, Yieldbook, IntexStrong credit, finance, economic, business, and technical skills

• Advanced Excel skills are required

• SQL, Python skills are desirable

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong commitment to performance and accuracy of work product

• Team oriented individual with ability to work independently and work well with diverse groups in a market-paced environment