Credit Investment Analyst

Job Title: Credit Investment Analyst Job Type: Contractor Location: Remote Job Summary: In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. Key Responsibilities:

• Leverage deep knowledge of credit and debt investing to evaluate and analyze a broad range of credit instruments, including high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and structured credit products.
• Conduct thorough underwriting and due diligence reviews, assessing capital structures, covenants, and liquidity profiles to inform robust investment recommendations.
• Develop and refine cash flow, 3-statement, LBO, and downside/stress-case models to assess default risk, recovery analysis, sponsor quality, and refinancing risks.
• Analyze spreads, yields, and relative value opportunities across public and private credit markets to optimize risk-adjusted returns in portfolio construction.
• Review complex legal documentation, focusing on covenant packages and protections for various credit structures.
• Collaborate with the customer’s team to deliver incisive, well-articulated written and verbal insights that drive investment decision-making.
• Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge, monitoring market dynamics, industry cyclicality, and emerging risks to inform ongoing portfolio management.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 2–6 years of experience in credit investing, underwriting, leveraged finance, or a related field, with direct transaction and investment recommendation exposure.
• Expertise in analyzing cash flow statements, debt structures, covenants, and liquidity profiles for leveraged and private credit investments.
• Advanced financial modeling capabilities, including 3-statement, LBO, downside, and stress-case scenarios.
• Solid understanding of default risk, recovery analysis, refinancing risk, and sponsor evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to assess spreads, yields, relative value, and risk-adjusted returns within a portfolio construction context.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a commitment to clarity and precision in complex analyses.
• Strong attention to detail and critical thinking in structured and public credit transactions, including CLOs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Top performers from investment banking (LevFin, FIG, M&A), private credit or credit hedge funds, rating agencies, or restructuring advisory backgrounds.
• Significant experience with direct underwriting and investment recommendation processes.
• Commercial banking professionals with advanced modeling and credit structuring exposure are also encouraged to apply.