Senior Market Research Associate, US Public Finance

Senior Market Research Associate, US Public Finance

U.S. Public Finance (USPF) Business Relationship Management (BRM) is currently seeking a Senior Market Research Associate based out of our Chicago, Austin, or New York office. This exciting support role will report to a Senior Director in the USPF BRM team, focusing on supporting the national USPF team with Salesforce data maintenance, client engagements, marketing distributions, market share data analysis, and general client requests.

What We Offer:

• High visibility, working directly with senior management and other internal groups.
• Collaboration on global projects.
• Inclusive and supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to develop research, marketing, and presentation skills.
• Opportunity to develop within Fitch.

We’ll Count on You To:

• Research and validate new business opportunities, combining actionable market data from multiple sources and data sets.
• Maintain and update data in the Salesforce CRM system.
• Prepare commercial agreements for new and existing issuers.
• Contact external stakeholders, organize meetings, and prepare appropriate background information as needed.
• Develop impactful presentations and other marketing materials in collaboration with the marketing team.

What You Need to Have:

• A relevant university degree, preferably in business, finance, economics, or data analytics.
• Excellent Excel/data analytic skills (lookups, index, pivot tables, macros, formulas, shortcuts, etc.).
• Strong PowerPoint presentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English; other languages are an advantage.
• Aptitude to learn new data systems and incorporate them into research.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Attention to detail.
• Integrity, curiosity, willingness to learn, and a positive attitude.
• Self-starter with strong time management and first-class organizational and delivery skills.
• Ability to multi-task, adapt, and respond to changing priorities.
• Great interpersonal/communication skills.
• Prior knowledge of CRM systems.
• Debt Capital Markets experience/financial markets knowledge advantageous.

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide have helped fund a century of growth and enables our clients to make important credit judgements with confidence.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:  

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $80,000 and $90,000 per year. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors.  Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch. 

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