Market Research Associate, Business Relationship Management, London

As one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing credit analysis, ratings, research, and commentary to financial market participants. For over 100 years, Fitch Ratings has been creating value for global markets through its rigorous analysis and deep expertise, which have resulted in a variety of market leading tools, methodologies, indices, research, and analytical products. Fitch Ratings is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries, which also includes Fitch Solutions. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Explore a career at Fitch Ratings and you’ll join a collaborative network of curious minds. Here, our differences are our strengths - in life as well as our work. Together we work with integrity and objectivity to provide clarity to the world’s financial markets. We pride ourselves on our ability to harness the ideas, expertise, and professionalism of our global workforce, which is integral to our continued success. The accessibility and depth of experience of our industry leading analysts, combined with our broad sector credentials, allow us to help market participants make important credit decisions with confidence.

Fitch Ratings Business Relationship Management (BRM) EMEA Corporates is currently seeking a Market Research Associate based out of our London office.  

About the Team

The role is based within the Business Relationship Management (BRM) group, which leads business development and marketing efforts for Fitch Rating’s corporate market franchise across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

The BRM corporates team is responsible for the growth and development of the corporate ratings portfolio through a two-pronged approach leveraging relationships with senior decision makers in corporate entities, investment banks, private equity sponsors and debt advisory firms with the principal objective of generating new corporate bond and loan rating mandates.

How You’ll Make an Impact: 

• Support team efforts to develop and execute marketing plans to generate new rating mandates and support existing relationship development by creating pitchbooks, case studies, tombstones and corporate coverage slides
• Generate ideas for persuasive new marketing arguments and slide improvements for pitchbooks and ensure marketing materials are kept up to date
• Use online web-based platforms to track market issuance, relevant indices and sector intelligence
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workflows and adapt to changing deadlines while maintaining very high levels of attention to detail and accuracy

You May be a Good Fit if:

• Degree educated (a finance or business-related subject would be an advantage)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

What Would Make You Stand Out: 

• Demonstrable knowledge of research, analysis and interpretation of large data sets
• Strong communication and presentation skills, verbal & written, team oriented, enthusiastic and willing to learn
• Knowledge of online web-based platforms such as Bloomberg, Factset, Dealogic
• Experience with Client Relationship Management systems (ie Salesforce) and generating reports

Why Choose Fitch: 

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

At Fitch, AI is embedded in how we work every day—supporting smarter decision-making, streamlining workflows, and enabling new ways to create value for our business and clients. Intelligent solutions are increasingly part of our day-to-day operations, helping teams work more efficiently and think differently as we continue to evolve. We’re looking for colleagues who are comfortable operating in an AI-enabled environment—or who are curious, adaptable, and eager to build their AI literacy over time. We value professionals who embrace technology as part of continuous learning and who are committed to using it thoughtfully to enhance how work gets done.

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 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. 

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