Fixed Income Research Associate, Leveraged Credit

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

POSITION

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We are seeking to recruit a candidate to join Wellington’s Early Career Investor Program as a Research Associate on our Leveraged Credit Research team in Boston. The team follows a fundamental approach to investing and analysts work alongside portfolio managers to invest on a variety of horizons.

This individual will work as part of a highly collaborative team. They will be a specialist focused on conducting investment research, providing detailed analysis of companies, recommending alpha generating ideas and closely monitoring existing portfolio holdings across sectors and countries.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities will include :

• Work with senior high yield and bank loan analysts to analyze bonds across a variety of sectors within Telecom.
• Develop unique research insights, in order to arrive at well supported investment conclusions.
• Independently conduct proprietary credit research based on data gathered from company filings, attend company management meetings, and utilize additional independent research sources to build investment conviction.
• Build multi-year financial models, to determine appropriate valuations under various scenarios.
• Help generate successful investment ideas, and provide monitoring of positions across client strategies.
• Work closely with colleagues as part of a highly collaborative platform, sharing ideas and offering feedback.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

The following essential skills are required for the role :

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional qualifications and characteristics are likely to include :

LOCATION

The Research Associate will be based in Wellington’s Global Headquarters in Boston, MA.

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is : USD 65,000 - 150,000.

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and / or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition / CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time).

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