Associate Director, Team Lead, Research Assistants

CreditSights is currently seeking a Team Lead – Research Assistant based out of our New York City office.  

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, CreditSights continues to offer award-winning, unbiased research on global credit markets, empowering clients to make informed investment decisions. With offices in New York, London, Singapore, Glasgow, Denver, and Charlotte, we serve a diverse global institutional client base, including banks, investment advisors, mutual funds, and hedge funds. As a leading voice in credit research, our expert insights are featured in top publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times. As a Fitch Solutions Company, CreditSights provides a dynamic environment fostering professional growth and innovation, where you collaborate with seasoned analysts to deliver critical intelligence in complex financial markets.

Working at CreditSights offers the chance to be part of a premier independent credit research firm, renowned for its in-depth analysis and insights. You'll collaborate with a team of seasoned analysts, delivering critical intelligence that helps clients navigate complex financial markets. This dynamic environment encourages professional growth and innovation, enabling you to make a meaningful impact in the field of credit research.

About the Team

Covenant Review is currently seeking a senior Research Assistant to act as Team Lead, based out of our New York office.

This is a senior, hands-on role within our market-leading leveraged finance team at Covenant Review. The Team Lead will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Research Assistant team, driving process improvements, ensuring high-quality delivery, and partnering closely with analysts, data teams, and management.

How You’ll Make an Impact: 

• Provide day-to-day leadership, training, and support to the US Research Assistant team
  Oversee and prioritize workflows, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery across all RA outputs
• Handle complex research and publication tasks with minimal supervision, while coaching others on day-to-day execution
• Review work produced by RA team and provide feedback to improve accuracy, consistency, and efficiency
• Partner with analysts to support data collection, document analysis, and research projects
• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing existing processes and implementing new Main
• Foster strong collaboration and communication between NY and London offices to ensure consistency of publishing as well as meeting deadlines
• Maintain and modify internal databases and CMS tools; train team members on best practices
• Collaborate with sales and data teams on client requests, marketing materials, and bespoke data needs

You May be a Good Fit if:

• Multiple years’ experience in a research, data, or capital markets support role
  Advanced proficiency in Excel and content management systems (CMS)
• Good understanding of the leveraged loan and bond markets, including how market conditions impact structures and documentation
• An understanding of LFI / Covenant Review products, data content, and how clients use them
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with senior analysts and stakeholders
• Proactive problem-solving and strong organizational skills
• Proven ability to train, mentor, and collaborate with junior team members
  Experience building best practices and fostering a productive, collaborative work environment

Why Choose Fitch: 

• Hybrid Work Environment: 2 to 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• 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

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 interest 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. 

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $85,000 and $95,000 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.