Senior Credit Analyst Private Research

We are seeking an experienced Credit Analyst to cover U.S. leveraged loan situations across the credit lifecycle. This role sits within a team of sixteen analysts covering both performing and distressed credits and will contribute directly to the team’s research coverage.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience covering primary and performing credits or distressed debt and restructuring situations. The analyst will be responsible for publishing high-quality credit research reports with actionable investment ideas focusing on fundamental credit analysis relative value analysis liability management and valuation.

The role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with our legal and cross-functional research teams to produce differentiated cross-disciplinary analysis for our subscribers which include leading institutional asset managers hedge funds investment banks trading desks and financial and legal advisors.

This position also involves regular client interaction including discussing research insights and market developments with subscribers.

What we offer: 

• Senior role with a team of experienced passionate analysts who you will work alongside to develop best-in-class in depth credit analysis that will be published to the leveraged finance market including institutional investors law firms and investment banks
• Generous benefits packages 
• Flexible remote work opportunity 
• Fast growth environment with progression opportunities

Responsibilities 

• Ensure coverage of a portfolio of US performing leveraged loan borrowers across different stages of lifecycle and lead primary analysis work
• Conduct fundamental credit analysis relative value analysis and build forward looking valuation models with an aim of producing actionable credit ideas for our subscribers 
• As a senior member of the team you will also be expected to generate coverage ideas and to maintain an active dialogue with industry contacts. You will get direct exposure to the buy side sell side and various advisors on a daily basis
• Get involved in training and mentoring other junior analysts in the team
• Follow industry trends in the broader market to help guide coverage 
• Support and collaborate with our top-tier legal analysts highlight Octus’s value add in topical credit situations 

Requirements 

• Minimum of 5+ years of credit research experience from buy side sell side or rating agency with significant time spent in either a client-facing or decision-making role 
• Experience should include leading coverage and monitoring of credits and sectors and experience with primary market/new issues and legal documentation and/or identifying distressed debt opportunities building cash flow projections recovery estimates and experience with restructuring proceedings and legal documentation
• Experience in building and maintaining financial and valuation models 
• Possess very strong technical and analytical skills as well as excellent written and oral communication abilities

At Octus we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions including experience skills location and our business needs and limitations. As a result compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth.

The salary range estimate for this position is $150000 - $170000 

The actual compensation will be at Octus’ sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for an annual year-end performance bonus.

What We Do

Octus was founded in 2013 with a simple conviction: credit decisions deserve clarity not chaos. Markets were fragmented. Intelligence was gated. Data lived in silos. Professionals were forced to stitch together incomplete pictures while the clock kept running. We built Octus to change that. Octus is the essential credit platform that tracks the entire credit lifecycle. From origination and underwriting to secondary trading refinancing distress and restructuring we follow every development across leveraged loans high-yield bonds private credit and special situations. We structure millions of documents surface risks benchmark performance and deliver expert reporting and analysis in real time. What began as a newsroom fused with legal and financial expertise has evolved into a unified ecosystem. Octus brings together proprietary data expert-driven intelligence and integrated workflow tools so credit professionals can analyze situations uncover opportunities manage portfolios execute trades and stay compliant without ever leaving the platform. Insight and action finally live in one place. Today nearly 40000 professionals across the world’s leading banks asset managers CLO managers law firms and advisors rely on Octus to move smarter and faster. They turn to us for breadth depth and rigor forged over more than a decade and for the speed integration and precision that define the future of credit workflow. Our mission is direct and ambitious: end fragmentation collapse the distance between intelligence and execution and transform insight into impact. Because in credit clarity isn’t just an advantage. It’s everything. Octus: Where credit becomes clear.

Why Work With Us

Octus is where real experts work together to cut through chaos and build clarity in credit. You feel your impact here. What you create shapes real decisions in the market. The problems matter. The people are sharp. If you want work that counts this is the place.

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