Job Description

Job ID: JR2008761 Emerging Markets Junior Analyst

Your Future Team

This position will be a part of the Emerging Markets team in AIG Investments. This group is predominately a hard currency mandate asset class within Public Credit with a 14 member team based in New York and London. The mandate covers global Emerging Markets including both sovereigns and corporate with a focus on fundamental research.

Your Contributions

This Analyst will initially be working with the corporate analysts with their coverage of both financial and non-financial corporate issuers domiciled in emerging markets. The Analyst will learn how to evaluate issuer creditworthiness through collection of publicly available data, build financial models, participate in management meetings/calls, and assign internal credit ratings.

In addition, the Analyst will also learn how to make investment buy, sell, hold recommendations supported by detailed, well-articulated analysis presented to portfolio managers, traders, senior management, and risk management. The Analyst will also be asked to contribute to multiple group-wide projects in addition to the day to day responsibilities of corporate coverage and analysis.

What are looking for

* A BA/BS degree and CFA or CFA candidate highly valued.
* One year or more of work experience in the financial sector.
* Must be highly detail oriented. No experience necessary in Emerging Markets corporate, however, any relevant experience will be a positive.
* Must demonstrate solid excel and financial modeling skill, including the ability to model and explain earnings and cash flow expectations.
* Knowledge of commonly used credit indices and understand total return and net investment income strategies, ideally within the context of insurance company fixed income investment portfolios.
* Strong writing and verbal communication skills are a must.
* Ability to balance a large number of tasks as the Analyst will be working with multiple corporate analysts.
* Must exhibit a positive attitude, be a self-starter and be adept at managing multiple, simultaneous demands.
* Ability to work closely and constructively with multiple constituencies including portfolio managers, traders, credit risk managers, legal counsel, rating agencies, issuers, and others.

It has been and will continue to be the policy of American International Group, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories.

At AIG, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.

To learn more please visit: https://www.aig.com/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

Functional Area:

IN - Investment

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%

Relocation Provided: No

AIG ASSET MANAGEMENT US LLC