Senior 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) group is seeking a (Senior) Market Research Associate. This role will be based in Canary Wharf, London, at our joint global headquarters office.

The corporate BRM team is responsible for expanding Fitch’s rating coverage across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region by generating new issuer and debt rating mandates and developing the existing portfolio of corporate ratings.

This position will support the business development and marketing efforts of senior relationship managers by helping them leverage relationships with decision-makers at corporate entities, as well as intermediaries at investment banks, private equity sponsors and debt advisory firms.

About the Team

• A varied role working across multiple industry sectors, geographies and rating categories
• Career development opportunities in business development, relationship management and marketing, with exposure to highly experienced senior decision-makers
• Access to high-quality training, learning and development opportunities

How You’ll Make an Impact: 

• Support senior team members in developing and executing frontline marketing plans to generate new rating mandates and advance existing relationship development plans
• Build knowledge of core business development data and create marketing materials, including pitchbooks, case studies, tombstones, pricing studies, corporate coverage slides and specialist technical content
• Develop in-depth knowledge of an industry sector to generate persuasive new marketing ideas
• Work with senior team members to research and identify new transaction-driven rating opportunities
• Use online platforms to monitor market activity and trends that support marketing messages
• Download and manage large datasets in Excel
• Keep marketing materials up to date
• Prioritise workflows and adapt to changing deadlines while maintaining strong attention to detail

You May be a Good Fit if:

• A degree-level education; a finance or business-related subject would be advantageous
• Experience preparing marketing or business development materials using PowerPoint
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with demonstrable experience researching, analysing and interpreting large datasets
• Experience using client relationship management systems, such as Salesforce, and generating reports
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently, with supervision and guidance from senior team members
• Proficiency in foreign languages may be beneficial

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Financial industry experience gained through exposure to debt capital markets, banking, corporate finance or credit analysis
• Knowledge of online platforms such as Bloomberg, FactSet and Dealogic
• Team-oriented, with the confidence to build effective relationships
• Enthusiastic and willing to learn 

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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