Yield Credit Research Analyst
Listed on 2026-10-05
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Finance & Banking
Capital Markets, Financial Analyst, Risk Manager/Analyst, Financial Services
Join Barclays as a High Yield Credit Research Analyst, where you will be responsible for providing fundamental credit analysis and investment recommendations on sub-investment-grade issuers within various sectors. Your role supports trading, sales, and institutional clients by delivering timely, actionable research on captial structures, credit quality, and relative value across high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and related credit instruments.
To be successful as a High Yield Credit Research Analyst, you should have:
- An understanding of high yield credit markets, leveraged finance, and fixed income valuation.
- Sector knowledge of financials and media, including regulatory, technological, and structural trends.
- High attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and ability to perform under tight deadlines.
Some other highly valued skills may include:
- Ample written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate analysis into actionable insights.
- Advanced financial modeling and accounting skills.
- The ability to analyze multi-layered capital structures and distressed or event-driven credit situations.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role is located in New York, NY.
This role is regulated by FINRA.
Minimum Salary: $110,000
Maximum Salary: $125,000
The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available..
Purpose of the roleTo produce and deliver Research with differentiated market insights and actionable ideas to Barclays Clients.
Accountabilities- Analysis of market, sector, corporate and/or economic data to help develop investment theses for your coverage universe to produce best in class Research.
- Research may range from individual company or sector notes, through to long dated thematic reports.
- Presentation of Research views to Barclays Clients; this can be through direct, face to face and virtual interactions, Research hosted events and written communications.
- Engagement with Markets, Client Strategy and other stakeholders, to raise awareness of your Research both to Clients and internally. Prioritise interaction with the most relevant and valuable Clients for your Research.
- Provision of insights and Research views to internal Clients to help them navigate financial markets and risks.
- Collaboration with the Supervisory Analyst, Compliance and other stakeholders to ensure Research is produced and delivered to Clients and internal stakeholders in a compliant manner.
- To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
- Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
- Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
- They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
- If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L
- Listen and be authentic, E
- Energise and inspire, A
- Align across the enterprise, D
- Develop others. - OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
- Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
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