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About Russell Investments, Mumbai: 

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 89-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is “Top 12 Ranked Consultant (2009-2024)” in P&I survey 2024 with $906 billion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2024) and $331.9 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2025) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai – and has opened a new office in Mumbai, India in June 2023.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.

Job Description:

Role Summary

This position's primary responsibility will be for evaluating and monitoring the creditworthiness of corporations within the investment grade spectrum. Primary focus will involve assessing financial data, company filings, industry trends, and market conditions to make informed recommendations regarding credit risks and opportunities within a portfolio of investment grade companies. The Credit Analyst is also responsible for making presentations to the Rating Committee with credit opinions and internal rating recommendations.  This position also identifies developing credit concerns before they negatively impact the portfolios and identifies potential additions to the Approved List.

Years of Experience

3 to 5 years’ experience in credit analysis within the investment, banking, or insurance industries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance or related field. MBA or CFA designation highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fundamental credit research of investment grade corporate credits, primarily financial institutions (banks).

• Ongoing surveillance and monitoring of assigned credits which may include Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) and Asset Backed Securities (ABS).

• Timely credit research and financial analysis in response to trading and portfolio management proposals for investments in new-issue and secondary investment opportunities.

• Ensuring consistency of the credit research process, while seeking on going enhancements and efficiencies to the research process which meets the needs of all stakeholders.

• Exposure analysis and credit risk measurement. 

• Ability to manage a significant amount of data and support database design and management for credit research, ratio and trend analyses, and management reporting.

• Ad hoc credit risk projects as required.

Candidate Requirements

• Keen eye for detail, a deep understanding of financial markets, and the ability to interpret complex data to make informed credit decisions.

• Excellent qualitative and quantitative financial analysis skills.

• Critical thinker.

• Ability to leverage tools such as Excel, Bloomberg, to drive efficient, credit monitoring.

• Experience with risk management principals and techniques such as VaR and Stress Testing.

• Proven database skills.

• Outstanding people skills with the ability to convey credit opinions and concerns effectively and efficiently.

• A strong individual contributor with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision but also be able to work and collaborate as part of a team.

• Strong work ethic with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.

• Work proactively with portfolio managers and other key stakeholders.