Senior Associate/Vice President, Research Analyst

Senior Associate or Vice President, Leveraged Finance

PineBridge Investments is a private, global asset manager focused on active, high conviction investing. We draw on the collective power of our experts in each discipline, market, and region of the world through an open culture of collaboration designed to identify the best ideas. Our mission is to exceed clients’ expectations on every level, every day. As of 31 March 2024, the firm managed US $168.2 billion across global asset classes for sophisticated investors around the world.

The role will be based in Houston or Los Angeles with the expectation of a hybrid work model.

PineBridge Investments’ US Leveraged Finance Research team is looking to add a member at the Senior Associate or Vice President level. As AUM and market complexity increase, there is a need for a new Research Analyst to cover a portfolio of investments and monitor issuers for potential inclusion.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Make investment recommendations across a range of high yield and leverage loan investment opportunities
• Supervise credit profile and performance of issuers in assigned universe
• Ability to make clear and concise credit presentations to credit committee and portfolio management
• Contribute to industry reviews within allocated sectors
• Maintain research in credit monitoring systems and respond to ad-hoc requests
  
  

Qualifications:

• Independent thinker with a strong sense of initiative who can balance conviction and flexibility
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate investment recommendations
• Resilient, standout colleague with a collaborative spirit
• 5+ years of experience analyzing credit investments such as leveraged loans and/or high yield bonds or equivalent experience at an investment bank
• Distressed debt experience a plus
• MBA or CFA preferred
  
  

About PineBridge

PineBridge is proud of our award-winning culture, which reflects our commitment to empowering employees and fostering a collaborative work environment. For four consecutive years, PineBridge has been named a “Best Place to Work in Money Management” by Pensions & Investments, a leading industry designation which recognizes the best employers in the asset management industry by evaluating employer benefits, policies, and responses to an employee survey.

Our benefits: We offer a wide range of family friendly benefits including comprehensive healthcare, back-up childcare program to support working parents and flexible work arrangements so you can be there for the people you care about. We also provide a competitive retirement plan and tuition reimbursement. Furthermore, we have a robust list of professional development opportunities with the goal of engaging, retaining, and developing our talent.

Our values: We value our clients, investment excellence, collaboration with our distributed team members, empowerment, and independence as we honor our heritage and our roots.

Salary Range: $100,000-150,000 annually + bonus + benefits

• The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
  
  

PineBridge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversifying its workforce, providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons and maintaining an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination for its employees. PineBridge is dedicated to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, height, weight, sex, gender (including gender identity), disability, pregnancy, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, AIDS/HIV status, military status, alienage or citizenship status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. At PineBridge, we strive to create an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and develops the best global talent, leveraging the unique backgrounds, talents, and perspectives that all our people bring to work.