2-4 years of experience in credit or equity research preferred
Proficiency in using agentic AI tools for research
Strong ownership of alpha generation process
Intellectual curiosity and sound judgment
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
Undergraduate degree required
Responsibilities
Conduct in-depth research on companies, industries, and markets
Utilize agentic AI tools to enhance research efficiency
Generate actionable credit ideas and present to portfolio managers
Develop financial models and credit forecasts
Analyze relative value opportunities across capital structures
Monitor existing positions and track new issues
Build relationships with management teams and industry stakeholders
Prepare concise research reports and presentations
Benefits
Collaborative team environment
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI tools
Engagement in portfolio discussions and investment debates
Access to industry conferences and networking opportunities
Exposure to a diverse range of bond strategies
Full Job Description
About the Role:
AGF's Fixed Income team is seeking a Credit Research Analyst in our Boston office. The Credit Research Analyst will provide independent fundamental coverage of corporate credits across assigned sectors, working closely with the Head of Global Credit and the team's portfolio managers. Through rigorous credit analysis, financial modelling and relative value assessment, the Analyst will develop differentiated insights and actionable recommendations, leveraging agentic AI tools to enhance research efficiency and quality.
The Fixed Income team manages AGF's bond mandates, worth over $6 billion, across a variety of strategies: high yield, long/short credit, core plus, total return, target date and convertibles.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct in-depth fundamental company, industry and market research for assigned sectors across global high yield, investment grade and emerging markets.
Demonstrate cutting edge agentic AI deployment skills across the entire research workflow to scale productivity and enhance efficiency.
Generate high-conviction, actionable long and long/short credit ideas and present clear, well-supported recommendations to portfolio managers.
Develop and maintain financial models, credit forecasts and scenario analyses.
Conduct cross-capital-structure analysis to identify relative value opportunities.
Monitor existing positions against their original thesis, valuation, catalysts and key risks, and track new issue activity.
Build relationships with company management teams, rating agencies, regulators (where applicable), sell-side research, desk analysts and credit traders, and attend industry conferences.
Prepare concise written research and presentations, including commentary on sector-specific themes, for the investment management team.
Contribute to portfolio discussions and constructive investment debate across the team.
What You Bring:
Preferred (not mandatory) minimum 2-4 years of combined experience in fundamental credit (high yield or investment grade) or equity research.
Demonstrated proficiency deploying agentic AI tools in daily research workflows.
Take ownership of the alpha generation process. Bring actionable, high-conviction recommendations to the desk without waiting to be prompted.
Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team.
Engage, debate, and respectfully challenge the PMs on company specific catalysts
