J.P. Morgan Asset Management, a leading global alternatives manager, offers innovative solutions backed by vast resources and robust governance. We provide strategies across the alternative investment spectrum, tailored to team member client needs. The Global Special Situations group is expanding its analyst research team, targeting opportunities across the credit spectrum that deliver strong returns.

Job summary

As a Research Analyst in the Global Special Situations team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, you will be instrumental in expanding our analyst research team. You will leverage your financial valuation and credit analysis experience to identify and evaluate investment opportunities. Your role will involve conducting due diligence, maintaining financial reporting models, managing inventory positions, and ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and to contribute to our continued growth and success.

Job Responsibilities

Draw upon your network and experience to assist with due diligence (including the projection of future financial performance, and analysis of industry trends) and to determine an appropriate valuation for each credit or investment Maintain and/or develop a strong network among a wide range of market counterparts including legal, financial and restructuring advisors, banks and companies Once assigned a credit, you will be expected to maintain financial reporting models (as new numbers are released) and be familiar with each credit’s governing Credit Agreement, Bond Indentures and contractual obligations in order to analyze financial performance and identify investment opportunities Manage inventory positions for all proposed changes to credits including amendments, waivers and repricing, as well as permanent “re-underwrite” of the credit following business or pricing developments Prepare other ad hoc support materials/presentations to the business  Ensure that all activities are conducted in adherence with the relevant JPMAM / GSS policies and procedures as well as with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements Support with business development, marketing and control initiatives as may be required from time to time by the GSS Co-CIOs

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills 

European language skills would be a necessity You will be expected to have direct corporate finance experience that is relevant (investment banking, leveraged finance, restructuring advisory, M&A, buy side credit analyst or bank sell side credit analyst).  Corporate finance or leveraged finance training

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

Valuation and credit analysis training, including strong knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint Mature personality to enable various direct company and investor interaction Proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines