Opportunistic Credit Analyst (Junior-Mid Level)
Selby Jennings
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New York, NY
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Posted April 4, 2026
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Responsibilities
- Perform bottom‑up fundamental credit analysis across stressed, opportunistic, and complex capital structures
- Build and maintain detailed financial models, downside cases, and recovery analyses
- Conduct industry, issuer, and capital structure diligence, including covenant analysis and documentation review
- Support senior investors with idea generation, trade structuring, and ongoing position monitoring
- Track credits through lifecycle events including refinancings, amendments, liability management transactions, and restructurings
- Prepare concise, investment‑oriented write‑ups and present views clearly in internal discussions
- Stay close to markets, news flow, and technicals impacting credit opportunities
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Ability to operate with limited hand‑holding and take ownership of workstreams
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Requirements
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in credit research, ratings, leveraged finance, restructuring, or a buy‑side credit role
- Deep comfort analyzing high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and complex capital structures
- Demonstrated work ethic
- Ability to operate with limited hand‑holding and take ownership of workstreams
- Clear interest in opportunistic / event‑driven credit investing
- Exceptional financial statement analysis and modeling skills
- Strong written and verbal communication - concise, investment‑relevant thinking is critical
- Detail‑oriented, process‑driven, and comfortable operating under pressure
Preferred Skills
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in credit research, ratings, leveraged finance, restructuring, or a buy‑side credit role
- Strong preference for candidates coming from ratings agencies, credit research, leveraged finance, or corporate banking who have demonstrated clear upward trajectory
- Clear interest in opportunistic / event‑driven credit investing
- CFA progress or designation viewed positively, but not required
We are working with a well-established opportunistic credit platform seeking to add a highly driven junior-to-mid level credit analyst to its investment team. This role is designed for someone with a strong fundamental credit foundation, proven analytical rigor, and the stamina to operate in a fast‑moving, high‑expectation environment. The ideal candidate has already completed a strong early rotation in credit (ratings, banking, or buy-side) and is now looking to step into a true investing seat with deeper ownership, faster responsibility, and direct exposure to portfolio construction and decision-making.
Responsibilities
Perform bottom‑up fundamental credit analysis across stressed, opportunistic, and complex capital structures
Build and maintain detailed financial models, downside cases, and recovery analyses
Conduct industry, issuer, and capital structure diligence, including covenant analysis and documentation review
Support senior investors with idea generation, trade structuring, and ongoing position monitoring
Track credits through lifecycle events including refinancings, amendments, liability management transactions, and restructurings
Prepare concise, investment‑oriented write‑ups and present views clearly in internal discussions
Stay close to markets, news flow, and technicals impacting credit opportunities
Profile / Background
2-4 years of relevant experience in credit research, ratings, leveraged finance, restructuring, or a buy‑side credit role
Strong preference for candidates coming from ratings agencies, credit research, leveraged finance, or corporate banking who have demonstrated clear upward trajectory
Deep comfort analyzing high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and complex capital structures
Demonstrated work ethic
Ability to operate with limited hand‑holding and take ownership of workstreams
Clear interest in opportunistic / event‑driven credit investing
Skills & Attributes
Exceptional financial statement analysis and modeling skills
Strong written and verbal communication - concise, investment‑relevant thinking is critical
Detail‑oriented, process‑driven, and comfortable operating under pressure
Naturally curious, competitive, and motivated to improve rapidly
CFA progress or designation viewed positively, but not required
Responsibilities
Perform bottom‑up fundamental credit analysis across stressed, opportunistic, and complex capital structures
Build and maintain detailed financial models, downside cases, and recovery analyses
Conduct industry, issuer, and capital structure diligence, including covenant analysis and documentation review
Support senior investors with idea generation, trade structuring, and ongoing position monitoring
Track credits through lifecycle events including refinancings, amendments, liability management transactions, and restructurings
Prepare concise, investment‑oriented write‑ups and present views clearly in internal discussions
Stay close to markets, news flow, and technicals impacting credit opportunities
Profile / Background
2-4 years of relevant experience in credit research, ratings, leveraged finance, restructuring, or a buy‑side credit role
Strong preference for candidates coming from ratings agencies, credit research, leveraged finance, or corporate banking who have demonstrated clear upward trajectory
Deep comfort analyzing high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and complex capital structures
Demonstrated work ethic
Ability to operate with limited hand‑holding and take ownership of workstreams
Clear interest in opportunistic / event‑driven credit investing
Skills & Attributes
Exceptional financial statement analysis and modeling skills
Strong written and verbal communication - concise, investment‑relevant thinking is critical
Detail‑oriented, process‑driven, and comfortable operating under pressure
Naturally curious, competitive, and motivated to improve rapidly
CFA progress or designation viewed positively, but not required