Associate - Research

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Responsibilities:      

• Conduct in-depth sector and market research on leveraged loans and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).

• Use SQL skills or prior experience with similar data processing languages, client meetings, and responding to requests on data, strategy, and market insights.

• Perform statistical analysis using SQL on CLO credit trends, collateral quality metrics and cash flow distributions to formulate broad-based market recommendations.

• Update CLO market statistics on a regular basis.

• Learn about the fundamentals of CLOs and broader securitized product markets, staying on top of the news and sector trends that may impact sector recommendations.

• Use financial trading software including Bloomberg and Intex to facilitate and execute trades.

• Use pragmatic market knowledge in a variety of sectors within fixed income market, including government bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, and interest rate derivatives.

• Assess the pricing and liquidity of different fixed income products under different economic conditions to provide practical trading ideas to clients.

• Automate manual processes that require large data sets using Python, SQL, and VBA to prepare customized reports.

• Remote work may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite.

Required Skills & Experience:     

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, or related; and

• 2 years of experience in the job offered or a related finance occupation.

• Must include 2 years of experience in each of the following:

• Using financial trading software including Bloomberg and Intex to facilitate and execute trades;

• Using pragmatic market knowledge in a variety of sectors within fixed income market, including government bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, and interest rate derivatives;

• Assessing the pricing and liquidity of different fixed income products under different economic conditions to provide practical trading ideas to clients; and,

• Automating manual processes that require large data sets using Python, SQL, and VBA to prepare customized reports.

If interested apply online at www.bankofamerica.com/careers or email your resume to bofajobs@bofa.com and reference the job title of the role and requisition number.

Employer: BofA Securities, Inc.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$175,000.00 - $175,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.