Sovereign, Supranational and Agency (SSA) Research Analyst - Corporate Credit

Asset & Wealth Management - Fixed Income Corporate Credit - Analyst - Bengaluru

Asset & Wealth Management Overview

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $3 trillion* in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions and building meaningful relationships with your clients. 

 

Fixed Income & Liquidity Solutions Overview

Fixed Income and Liquidity Solutions, within Public Investing, manages more than $1.7 trillion* in assets for a variety of clients, including private wealth mandates and institutional clients such as insurance companies, pension funds, and endowments. The team has a long history of investing across public fixed income strategies including rates, currency and credit on behalf of our clients. Investment ideas are created through collaboration between portfolio managers, research analysts, and traders.

 

Role Overview

Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Corporate Credit Team is seeking a Sovereign, Supranational and Agency (SSA) Research Analyst to join the Credit Research team in Bengaluru. This individual will work closely with GSAM’s Global Government/Swaps team. The SSA research analyst will be responsible for performing issuer and industry due diligence, including monitoring macroeconomic indicators and developments, interacting with industry participants, constructing financial models, and maintaining investment infrastructure for SSA bonds. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to draw analytical conclusions from a variety of quantitative and qualitative inputs and will be a skilled communicator. Candidates should have a commitment to a team-oriented culture and possess a natural inquisitiveness and enthusiasm for investment research. 

 

Responsibilities

• Work alongside senior analysts to follow assigned SSA credits 
• Build and maintain investment-related infrastructure to assess sponsor and financial risk, credit worthiness and market dynamics for SSA credits. 
• Support investment recommendations for a range of portfolios (e.g., with different risk appetites, restrictions on currencies/countries); where appropriate, through both oral and written communication with portfolio managers. 
• Perform ongoing due diligence and monitoring of portfolio positions and key credits.
• Collaborate with investment professionals across the AWM Corporate Credit, Government/Swaps,  Fixed Income Rates, and Fundamental Equity teams.
• Communicate updates in a timely fashion (orally and in writing) to team members across the globe and maintain these views in our internal research system.

 

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in an investment-related or banking role and a demonstrated interest in investment research.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written).
• Solid accounting and finance knowledge.
• Strong modeling, analytical and quantitative skills.
• Understanding of financial markets, preferably within Fixed Income.
• Experience with SSA credits or background in developed market economies a plus
• Masters and CFA study (at any level) a plus.

Experience Level

Mid Level