Senior Market Research Associate, Business Relationship Management, London

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Senior Market Research Associate, Business Relationship Management (BRM) Corporates

BRM EMEA Corporates is currently seeking a Market Research Associate based out of our London office.

The role is based within the Business Relationship Management (BRM) group, which leads business development and marketing efforts for Fitch Rating's corporate market franchise across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

The BRM corporates team is responsible for the growth and development of the corporate ratings portfolio through a two-pronged approach leveraging relationships with senior decision makers in corporate entities, investment banks, private equity sponsors and debt advisory firms with the principal objective of generating new corporate bond and loan rating mandates.

What We Offer:

• A diverse role encompassing learning and development across the corporates ratings space
• Comprehensive training incorporating onboarding for the specifics of the role as well as external professional courses with our sister company, Fitch Learning
• A defined career path within BRM and the Fitch Ratings Group more broadly
• Working within a supportive team environment

We'll Count on You To:

• Support team efforts to develop and execute marketing plans to generate new rating mandates and support existing relationship development by creating pitchbooks, case studies, tombstones and corporate coverage slides
• Generate ideas for persuasive new marketing arguments and slide improvements for pitchbooks and ensure marketing materials are kept up to date
• Use online web-based platforms to track market issuance, relevant indices and sector intelligence
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workflows and adapt to changing deadlines while maintaining very high levels of attention to detail and accuracy

What You Need to Have:

• Degree educated (a finance or business-related subject would be an advantage)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Demonstrable knowledge of research, analysis and interpretation of large data sets
• Strong communication and presentation skills, verbal & written, team oriented, enthusiastic and willing to learn
• Knowledge of online web-based platforms such as Bloomberg, Factset, Dealogic
• Experience with Client Relationship Management systems (ie Salesforce) and generating reports

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