Credit Strategist Lisboa

#Markets
Strategy #Financial
Markets #Global
Credit #Macro
Research

About The Team

• Within Global Markets, Global Credit is responsible for the primary (new issuance) and secondary trading of corporate (fin and non‑fin) debt and related instruments such as CDS, indices, options and structured products. It comprises different roles such as syndicate, debt capital markets, trading, sales, structuring and Credit360 which includes desk analysts and desk strategists.
• The Credit360 team is part of Global Credit and is responsible for the in‑depth fundamental credit analysis of corporates and sectors, monitoring of trading risk, generation of trade ideas, marketing of trade ideas and views on the market to institutional investors via regular write‑ups.

Key Role Responsibilities

Work as a strategist within the Global Credit Strategy team (Lisbon, London and New York), producing research on the Credit Market.

• Macro, technical and fundamental analysis of sectors and asset classes across the credit market
• Generation of trade ideas, macro and credit research themes
• Write research notes in coordination with other strategists in the team
• Develop analytics to support and enhance the trade idea generation process
• Use economics and macro knowledge to approach credit strategy analytically by developing new and using existing frameworks
• Collaborate on marketing efforts liaising with clients, trading and sales
• Help guide, coordinate and mentor junior strategists daily tasks and routines

Profile And Skills To Success

• Master’s degree / Ph
  D in Economics, Finance, STEM or equivalent
• 5‑7 years of professional experience
• Knowledge of macro concepts and economics
• Previous sell‑or‑buy side research is a big plus
• Specific knowledge of credit markets is a plus
• Knowledge of coding in Python and VBA
• Knowledge of data analysis/time series analysis (regression, machine learning, etc. )
• Strong analytical, quantitative and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to learn quickly, reliability and capacity to deliver

About The Job

• Global Markets is BNP Paribas’ capital markets business within Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), delivering solutions across asset classes and industry‑leading services for clients including institutional, corporate, private banks and retail distribution networks. Our Portugal Platform (Porto and Lisbon) is a major hub in Europe and offers a unique scope of activity, with all front‑office roles present (trading, sales, research, structuring, quant & engineering, business development and support, marketing & client support, risk management, data analytics and machine learning). We are growing fast with the ambition to become even more relevant for worldwide activity, presenting many short‑ and long‑term opportunities.

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution
• Our presence in Portugal
• International reach
• Diversity and inclusion commitment
• Commitment towards work/life balance
• Remote working conditions – we embrace a smart working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to a hybrid environment. Additional equipment, allowances and partnerships for office/home gear are provided.
• Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
• In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity.