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Within the Group, you will join the Group Investment and ALM department in the Credit Research Team.

Contribute to our €460bn fixed income book

As a Senior Credit Analyst in our 25-strong Group Credit Team within AXA Group Investment Department, you’ll be at the heart of monitoring and shaping AXA’s credit portfolio. You will be part of the Developed Markets Investment Grade non-financial corporate team (7 analysts) covering a €50bn+ portfolio. Working together with your colleagues, you’ll provide critically important internal ratings and investment eligibility to make sure that our credit portfolio remains solid. 

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Cover approx. 30 companies in your own credit portfolio in specific sectors, and be back up for issuers in other sectors.
• You will be responsible for the coverage of some of the largest issuers that AXA has in portfolio. Your coverage will be global, focusing on North-America and Europe. Integration of material ESG factors is systematic.  
• Monitor the performance of each credit profile and review internal ratings regularly, including through participation to internal ratings committees.
• Perform sector reviews and assign sector outlooks at least twice a year.
• Keep tabs on financial markets and credit events and write short credit memo to update AXA group management
• Organise calls and build strong relationships with top management of covered counterparties and exchange information with other key parties such as AXA IM, ratings agencies, brokers.
• Present your views to AXA’s Global Investment community.
• Work closely with the Head of Non-Financial Corporates and Head of Public Fixed Income 

You will join:

• A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet
• A company with strong values
• A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees
• A company offering many benefits (learn more here: Reward & Benefits | AXA Group)
• A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.

The information provided by applicants will be treated as strictly confidential and used for recruitment purposes only. 

Interested? 

Ideally, we’re looking for someone with:

• A Master’s degree in Finance or Business
• 4 to 7 years of experience in credit analysis, preferably at a sell-side or buy-side institution or ratings agency.
• Good knowledge of financial markets and anatomy of credit.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and understanding of how to distil down complex information.
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines
• Fluency in written and spoken English (working language).
• Healthcare or Utilities sector background is a plus.