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Your work environment:
The headquarters of the AXA Group (GIE AXA) brings together our corporate activities. It provides guidance and support to subsidiaries around the world, to ensure the coordination and monitoring of the Group's global strategy, the application of its standards, the consistency of commercial approaches and the sharing of best practices. The headquarters gathers approximately 1000 employees and is distinguished by its strong international culture (45 nationalities), which makes it a rich and stimulating place to work.
Contribute to our €400bn fixed income book
As a Senior Credit Analyst in our 25-strong Alternative & Credit Team within AXA Group Investment Department, you’ll be at the heart of monitoring and shaping AXA’s credit portfolio. You will be part of the Developed Markets Investment Grade Team reporting to the Head of Financials, REITs and SSA credit research team covering a €85bn+ portfolio. Working together with your colleagues, you’ll provide critically important internal ratings and investment eligibility to make sure that our credit portfolio remains solid.
Day-to-day, you’ll:
- Cover approx. 30 companies in your own credit portfolio largely focused on Banks and be ready to become lead analyst on a few insurance companies. You will be responsible for the coverage of some of the largest issuers that AXA has in portfolio. Your geographic coverage will be developed markets mainly on North America and Europe and Asia Pacific. Integration of material ESG factors is systematic.
- Monitor the performance of each credit profile and review internal ratings regularly, including through participation to internal ratings committees.
- Perform sector reviews and assign sector outlooks at least twice a year.
- Keep tabs on financial markets and credit events and write short credit memo to update AXA group management.
- Organise calls and build strong relationships with top management of covered counterparties and exchange information with other key parties such as AXA entities, AXA IM, ratings agencies, brokers.
- Present your views to AXA’s Global Investment community.
- Work closely with the Head of Financials, REITs & SSA and Head of Public Fixed Income.
Your Profile
Ideally, we’re looking for someone with:
- A Master’s degree in Finance or Business.
- More than 10 years of experience in credit analysis (Banks and Insurance ideally), preferably at a sell-side or buy-side institution or ratings agency.
- Good knowledge of financial markets and anatomy of credit.
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and understanding of how to distil down complex information.
- Strong organizational skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Fluency in written and spoken English (working language).
About AXA
Why AXA ? Every day, we work together for human progress by protecting what matters. A mission that puts a smile on your face and makes you want to get up in the morning !
One of the world's leading insurers in the protection of property, people and assets, AXA is 145,000 employees and contributors who are committed to our customers on a daily basis, 51 countries in which we distribute our products and services and more than 90 million customers who place their trust in us worldwide. As a responsible corporate citizen, AXA is committed to social and environmental causes on a daily basis. We are committed to an inclusive policy that recognizes and values individual differences. Do these ambitions speak to you ? Then come and change the world with us !
About the Entity
The headquarters of the AXA Group is based in Paris - La Défense (Majunga Tower) and brings together the Group's corporate activities. It is distinguished by its strong international culture.
What We Offer
You will join:
- A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet
- A company with strong values
- A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees
- A company offering many benefits (learn more here: Reward & Benefits | AXA Group)
- A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.
The information provided by applicants will be treated as strictly confidential and used for recruitment purposes only.
