Fixed Income Credit Analyst

Baird Advisors, Baird's institutional fixed income management business, manages over $167 billion for institutional clients, pensions, foundations, and individuals. As a nationally recognized and highly regarded active fixed income manager, our team of experienced investment professionals is proud of our long-term track record of competitive returns versus benchmarks and peers, coupled with a high degree of consistency. Recognized for 12 consecutive years as a best place to work by Pensions & Investments, and ranked the #1 fund family by Morningstar, our team is committed to excellence. These accolades stem from our cultural commitment to clients and to being a workplace of choice for the most talented professionals in our industry. This commitment helps us attract extraordinary people - many of whom stay with us for their entire careers - ensuring the quality and continuity of our advice and service. Our team offers multiple multi-sector strategies along the yield curve, following our benchmark-aware, risk-controlled approach that emphasizes bottom-up sources of alpha. These strategies are offered through our mutual fund complex, Baird Funds, and through Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) for large institutional clients. Learn more about the award-winning Baird Advisors team here.

The Credit Analyst role is a unique opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a high-performing, fast-growing team based in Milwaukee, with a core focus on investment-grade corporate credit research.

As a Credit Analyst, you will:

• Conduct fundamental credit analysis on existing and prospective investment-grade issuers in assigned sectors, identifying key financial metrics, trends, and risks.
• Regularly discuss credit insights with the credit sector team, broader investment team, and periodically to clients.
• Monitor and interpret developments in the overall credit market, contributing to team-wide discussions on market dynamics.
• Provide relative value analysis across issuers in assigned industries and collaborate with the credit sector team to determine broad relative value opportunities across credit.
• Work closely with the ABS/MBS and municipal sector teams to identify cross-sector relative value opportunities along the yield curve.
• Work closely with the portfolio construction team to optimally structure portfolios and manage overall portfolio-level risk relative to the stated benchmark.

What makes this opportunity great:

• We are a team that is passionate about delivering exceptional results for our clients while enjoying what we do and giving back to the communities where we live and work.
• Be part of a growing, high-performing group with a strong track record of success.
• Work in a collaborative structure that fosters learning, innovation, and professional development.
• This is a compelling opportunity to learn from and work directly with some of the most experienced and respected financial services professionals in Milwaukee and the industry.

What we look for:

• Minimum of 2-5 years of credit analysis experience.
• CFA Charterholder and/or MBA preferred with expectation to pursue CFA if not already held.
• A demonstrated ability to make sound judgements regarding credit, risk, and valuation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to take complex issues and distill them to key points in a persuasive and credible manner.
• A high level of professionalism is mandatory.
• Detail-oriented individual with strong organizational skills.
• Strong team player that is flexible, adaptable and hardworking who believes in an integrated team driven investment process.
• Series 7 required within a year of start date.

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