Loan-Level Investment Analyst, Fixed Income & Multi Asset, Structured Products Group
New York, US
GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.
Fixed Income & Multi Asset
Our team employs a broad range of investment strategies that span macro, credit, and quantitative investing, including multi-asset, benchmark-agnostic, constrained, indexed, and thematic strategies.
Structured Products
The structured products group’s (SPG) investment purview spans across residential mortgages, consumer credit, and other sectors such as aircraft, insurance-linked securities, and agriculture. You will have the opportunity to create an edge by leveraging extensively on data and technology in our investment process.
What impact can you make in this role?
You will be part of a team that employs a broad range of investment strategies that span macro, credit, and quantitative investing, including multi-asset, benchmark-agnostic, constrained, indexed, and thematic strategies.
What will you do as an Investment Analyst?
Collateral Analysis and Modelling:
- Analyze collateral as part of the overall credit strategy in collaboration with portfolio managers, senior analysts, and credit teams.
- Build and maintain robust collateral analytics tools and cash-flow models using large deal/loan-level data sets to enhance our investment process
- Forecast forward-looking assumptions on prepayment speeds, delinquency rates, default and recovery probabilities across multiple asset sectors.
- Contribute to the development and execution of asset management and workouts strategies.
Data Infrastructure and Insights:
- Track granular collateral and produce insights that can inform tactical trades and shape the ongoing investment strategy.
Internal and External Engagement:
- Engage the Quantitative Strategy group in analyzing collateral performance history, backtesting, and model tuning efforts.
- Engage external partners and research teams to enhance the investment process.
What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?
- 5+ years of experience in credit research, whole loan portfolio management, or a related field (e.g., credit hedge funds, rating agencies).
- Expertise in loan-level analytics, cash-flow waterfall mechanics, loan servicing, and legal considerations.
- Securitized product experience strongly preferred.
- Ability to analyze loan tapes and produce investment insights based on experience and industry knowledge. Familiarity with AI/ML tools for credit analytics is a plus.
- Strong communication, presentation, and writing proficiency skills. Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities, with a focus on building partnerships.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with VBA automation is a plus.
- Experience with IntexCalc, Bloomberg API, and/or BlackRock Aladdin are preferred.
Work at the Point of Impact
We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.
GIC is a Great Place to Work
At GIC, we believe sustainable high performance is driven by high expectations and a commitment to excellence, as well as empowerment and flexibility. As such, we currently operate under a hybrid model in which employees spend 4 days in office and 1 day working from home each week. This balance allows us to preserve the ‘office as a hub’ for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection, while giving our employees the flexibility to do their best work and be their best selves.
We are an equal opportunity employer
As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.
Compensation
Our compensation philosophy reflects several principles. We strive to provide a competitive compensation package to attract and retain talent globally. We pay for performance, and reward sustainable results. Total pay for this position comprises base pay and bonus. The anticipated base salary range for this role is between $140,000 and $230,000. Bonuses, which may form a meaningful proportion of the total pay package, are determined based on company and individual performance.
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