Director, Research, North American Corporate Bonds

3 weeks ago

Quebec City, Canada iA Groupe financier iA Financial Group Full time

Corporate bonds / Investments / CFA / Bloomberg / Province of Quebec / Province of Ontario_

Want to join one of the leading portfolio management groups in Canada? Our enthusiastic teams invest each day to make iA Global Asset Management one of the most competitive portfolio managers in the market.

The General Fund and Fixed Income Portfolio Management sector is looking for a Director, Research, North American Corporate Bonds to join its team.

You will occupy a leadership role in the coverage of different North American public companies and will directly influence their portfolios. You will be responsible for analyzing and monitoring issuers and providing portfolio managers with investment recommendations. This is your opportunity to join a high-performance team and participate in the public corporate bond portfolio investment strategy for general and investment funds totalling nearly 15 billion dollars.

**Your duties will include**:

- Undertaking fundamental research of public companies in North America and providing investment recommendations to portfolio managers
- Acting as a leader in the coverage of industries belonging to different North American benchmark bond indexes (FTSE, BBG)
- Contributing to US portfolio development strategies
- Issuing recommendations regarding added value credit strategies with the objective of meeting clients’ needs and/or exceeding benchmarks
- Acting as a mentor for junior employees and contributing to a strategic development plan for the research team
- Integrating ESG criteria into fundamental analysis and investment decision-making processes
- Designing and validating financial measures related to companies, analyzing their financial statements and quantifying the credit risk
- Sharing your opinion regarding the fundamentals of issuers under your responsibility and ensuring that they are monitored (quarterly results, credit events, etc.)
- Meeting and holding discussions with managers from issuing companies and their representatives
- Attending conferences, seminars and other events in North America in order to keep up to date on industry trends
- Analyzing market tendencies and their potential impacts on the various industries and issuers in the portfolio
- Following credit spreads of public corporate bonds and analyzing various relations to help outperform benchmark indexes
- Preparing presentations for the Investment Committee, external clients and other partners
- Developing and maintaining contacts with securities brokers, external analysts, credit agencies and other capital market stakeholders
- Working with a multidisciplinary team of professionals from investments, actuarial science, accounting, compliance and risk monitoring in order to validate the strategies to be implemented

iA Global Asset Management is offering a stimulating career along with opportunities for you to grow and continue to learn. We offer a respectful, energetic and motivating workplace where teamwork is valued.

**Desired profile**:
**Core competencies**:

- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related field
- Advanced understanding of fundamental analysis
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills and the desire to collaborate with colleagues, other teams and vendors to establish relationships and efficiently and quickly resolve problems
- Highly proficient in Office Suite

**Preferred competencies**:

- Ten years or more of related work experience
- Holder of CFA Charter (or in progress)
- Master’s degree in a field associated with finance is an asset
- Excellent command of French and English (oral and written) for frequent interaction with French
- and English-speaking clients across Canada
- Knowledge of the Bloomberg environment and advanced Excel functions

**Company Overview**:
**About**:
iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 8,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than four million clients and 50,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.

With over $200 billion in assets and half a billion invested in technological innovation, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 125 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.

At iA, we’re invested in you.

**Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**:
At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.

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