Credit Research Analyst - Investment Grade

Sr Director, Credit Res Analyst - VDSDCR

We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals - and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

HIMCO is seeking an experienced and proactive Credit Research Analyst to join our Credit Research platform in Hartford, CT. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of Credit Research Analysts responsible for analyzing and making investment recommendations. Specific industry coverage will include financial services companies. Our goal is to further deepen our research resources and deliver research and investment recommendations, leading to superior investment performance. This role sits on the trading desk, and interaction and collaboration with PMs, Traders and other Credit Research Analysts is central to the role.

This role will be based in our Hartford, CT Home Office, on a hybrid basis (Tuesday-Thursday).

Responsibilities:

• Proactively identify investment ideas across coverage industries (experience with financials a plus).
• Proactively communicate relative value recommendations to other investment professionals.
• Evaluate and integrate industry trends into actionable investment recommendations.
• Maintain a high quality and consistent work product with respect to financial modeling, analysis of credit / industry trends, written credit reports and credit review presentations to Portfolio Managers.
• Establish and maintain management / industry relationships within covered industries.
• Bring a collegial and team-oriented approach, establishing successful and collaborative working relationships both with other front office investment professionals as well as others at the firm.

• A minimum of seven years of fundamental credit research experience with an established record of successful recommendations, ideally with exposure to non-financial sectors.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills sufficient to share ideas and influence portfolio outcomes with portfolio managers and colleagues.

• Bring a strong work ethic and be proactive, with the proven ability to independently evaluate investment ideas within covered industries and take ownership of investment performance.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative skills sufficient to evaluate company-specific and industry level data and synthesize this information into actionable investment ideas, grounded in relative value analysis. Hands on financial modeling experience required.
• Track record of strong teamwork and relationship skills; a demonstrated ability to work collegially and collaboratively and build strong working relationships.
• Bachelor's Degree required, CFA and/or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with quantitative tools a plus; openness to working with such tools required.
• Willing and able to travel as required in this role (up to ~20%)