Global Credit Research Manager

About the position

As Senior Analyst Credit Research for Trading & Shipping (T&S), you will be accountable for leading industry and counterparty analysis in support of T&S's commercial and credit portfolio management strategies. This includes the development of counterparty-specific credit ratings and reviews. The successful candidate will be an active member of the extended leadership team for T&S Credit, helping to shape forward team direction, risk management, delivery strategies, and staff development. Management scope includes Global Credit Research staff in North America. Given the breadth of knowledge and experience provided by this role, candidates are expected to demonstrate a capability and passion for continued professional development, forming an integral part of the senior leadership pipeline for the broader credit team and trading organization. In this role, you will analyze counterparties and assign credit ratings across your coverage portfolio, taking into consideration the evaluation of financial statements, industry knowledge, and relevant qualitative factors. You will prioritize and organize counterparty credit models and reviews to foster a real-time understanding of critical industries and counterparties, providing the capacity to support time-sensitive information requests, front-end structuring, credit risk appetite decisions, and crisis response in the event of a distressed exposure. You will also follow up on emerging news and events that may impact your coverage universe in a self-directed manner, including timely, proactive communication of observations and views. Understanding the impact of T&S's place within a counterparty's overall capital structure is crucial, and you will reflect insights in your analysis and discussions with local credit staff. You will assist in developing a relative value view of fair return for the resulting risk profile. Maintaining counterparty ratings and reference data accurately and timely is essential, as is maintaining strong, constructive working relationships and open lines of communication with local and global credit staff within bp and with key contacts within the counterparty universe. Additionally, you will work with team members to guide their professional development and performance, providing support and resources, agreeing on ongoing priorities, and providing constructive feedback.

Responsibilities
? Analyze counterparties and assign credit ratings across coverage portfolio.
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? Prioritize and organize counterparty credit models and reviews.
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? Follow up on emerging news and events impacting coverage universe.
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? Understand the impact of T&S's place within a counterparty's overall capital structure.
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? Maintain counterparty ratings and reference data accurately and timely.
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? Maintain strong working relationships with local and global credit staff.
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? Guide team members' professional development and performance.

Requirements
? Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, preferably in Finance or Accounting.
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? Experience in credit research across multiple industry sectors and geographies.
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? Financial modeling and credit rating best practices knowledge.
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? Ability to work autonomously under high-pressure circumstances.
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? Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with various organizational levels.
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? Dedication to excellence and enabling sound business growth.

Nice-to-haves
? Work-out/distressed asset experience.
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? Demonstrated passion for developing talent and supporting career progression.
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? Relative value credit experience within a buy-side investment firm.
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? Project finance experience.
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? Proficiency in MS apps (Power BI, Sway, Stream, etc.), Matlab, VBA, Python.

Benefits
? Flexible working options
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? Generous paid parental leave policy
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? Excellent retirement benefits

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