Research Associate

The Role

The Research Associate will work within Octus’ Covenants team in the London office. The role will focus on (but is not limited to) providing research support on US leveraged finance markets to members of the Covenants team based in both Europe and the US. The role is ideal for someone who has early working experience, and is interested in working within the legal and/or financial services sector. This will be a hybrid role for an enthusiastic person who has a desire to learn and thrives in a growing, dynamic environment.

You will help generate actionable insights and statistics, as well as draft editorial content, using our US leveraged loan and high yield bond terms databases, all while being guided and backed by the deep expertise and knowledge of our team of legal experts. The Covenants team works alongside Octus’ team of market leading financial analysts and reporters, and you will also gain knowledge and exposure to the broader leveraged finance market and industry as part of the process.

Responsibilities

• Support the Octus Covenants team, composed of experienced legal professionals covering the US leveraged loans and high yield bonds markets
• Establish good working knowledge of Octus’ deep and varied legal and financial databases, analyzing datasets and generating visual representation of datasets, all with a view to providing valuable and actionable content for use by credit professionals
• Draft editorial content relating to US leveraged loan and high yield bond terms, with guidance from the Octus Covenants team
• Assist with data collation and supervision of data collection processes
• Utilize available Octus coverage and databases to generate editorial ideas 
• Deepen knowledge of leveraged loan and high yield bond covenants 
• Check facts, proof read and edit documents to ensure accuracy
• Proactively support sales and marketing efforts; including helping to organize webinars, events and training, attending where necessary
• Lead or assist with various administrative and data-driven projects, as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum university degree educated and some working experience in a research role (1yrs+) or equivalent working experience (ideally 2yrs+ experience)
• Basic / intermediate Excel skills, able to generate visual representations of data 
• Able to interpret raw data and generate basic statistics, able to manage large amounts of information
• Interest in the financial / capital markets; law / finance
• Previous experience in high yield, leveraged finance, or capital markets is advantageous
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Proactive and collaborative team player, with eagerness to learn and work with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task and ability to prioritize effectively among multiple tasks

Benefits

• Autonomy to decide when to work from home or in our welcoming collaborative office working space in central London
• Top tier private healthcare plan 
• 25 days of holiday + bank holidays
• Numerous perks, discounts and rewards
• Opportunities to participate in industry events and conferences to broaden your knowledge and expand your network
• Regular and inclusive social events held in-person and virtually 
• Top-notch IT equipment and working from home allowance
• Pension contribution scheme
• Personal learning and development budget to help you up-skill (£1,200/yr)
• A fully stocked supply of fruit and refreshment for the days when you are in the office