Fixed Income Research Professional - BFSI

Individual contributor role

- Business requirement; deliver on business requirement in an independent manner with very little guidance across all geographies.

- Sector Knowledge: Has a good understanding of the sector and companies within their remit. Should be able to spot key trends that drive investment views on their sector and covered companies and utilises them to generate differential views. Also able to present in-depth research and analysis supporting a hypothesis and understands their commercial impact.

- Financial knowledge- able to drive forecasts and valuation of the companies under their remit. Builds a financial model of the company independently. Is able to anticipate and reflect changing aspects within their sector and/or companies in the financial models and valuation concepts. Undertakes technical training on financial modeling and valuation for their role. Adapts, further develops and improves existing models. Contributes to financial modeling best practices and shares this with colleagues

- Research communication and reports writing- Communicates research views to internal and external clients and able to consistently apply sound research writing principles to produce independent research. Understands the structure, style and importance of written research reports. Writes research reports which are clear, consistent, and non-consensual and supported by facts and analysis.

- Global Products; Co-ordinate global products from Bangalore as required by global/regional sector heads.

- Ensure compliance - both Global Research and GBM-GSC related with anticipation and proactiveness

- Contribute to department and center level priorities with own initiative

People management

- Relationship management: Effectively manage relations to improve overall engagement and show pro-activeness in anticipating requests or commercial needs.

- Team output: Responsible for improving the overall quality and quantum of team output. Expected to ensure that necessary peer review/ mentoring/sound-board mechanisms are in place within the team to effect improvement in team output.

- Resource management: Responsible for overall team resource management including hiring new candidates, identifying skill gaps and arranging training programmes to fill the skill gaps.

- Performance Management; Manage the performance measurement system for direct reports, identify training needs for direct reports based on current job and future aspirations. Organize knowledge sharing forums at team and department level. Deliver trainings. Regular meeting with direct reports to increase employee engagement. Facilitate career movements.

MBA/CA/CFA or equivalent degree in finance

Skills

- Client knowledge and understanding of Fixed Income research business

- Effective oral and written communication

- Mentorship and technical skill development of junior team members

- Influencing and persuasiveness

- Strong technical skills in analysing Industry/companies, advanced financial modelling, valuation, writing business reports for external/internal use and presenting these to internal clients

- Ability to work independently; comfortable in dealing with ambiguity

- Focus on cost management and reduction on a sustained basis

- Project and change management skills

- Knowledge of statistical/quantitative techniques an advantage