Credit Analyst (Convertible Arbitrage)

Location: New York, United States; hybrid work with flexible in-office days.

Base pay: $165,000–$250,000 per year, plus potential discretionary bonus and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a quantitative investment management and trading firm using technology, artificial intelligence, data science, quantitative research, and human inquiry to identify market opportunities.

What you will do

• Conduct fundamental credit analysis on convertible issuers, covering capital structure, liquidity, covenants, recovery, and refinancing risk.
• Assess credit risk under stress and work with portfolio managers on position sizing, hedging, and exit decisions.
• Support primary market opportunities, including new issuance, buybacks, and other capital markets transactions.
• Develop issuer-level views for engagement with issuers and counterparties.
• Monitor portfolio credit exposures and proactively flag emerging risks.
• Build data-driven tools and LLM-based and agentic workflows to make credit analysis faster and more scalable.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in fundamental credit analysis on the buy side in credit, distressed, or convertible funds, or on the sell side in leveraged finance, high-yield, or convertible research.
• Deep understanding of corporate capital structures, credit documentation, and recovery analysis.
• Familiarity with convertible bonds or with the interaction between equity and credit across the capital structure.
• Proficiency using AI and agentic workflows for research and analysis, including LLM tools for processing filings, transcripts, and credit documents.
• Comfort working with and analyzing data programmatically.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to present concise, well-reasoned recommendations to portfolio managers.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with convertible securities.
• Python or similar programming experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully paid medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents.
• Competitive 401(k) match, employer-paid life and disability insurance, and potential discretionary bonus.
• Onsite gyms with laundry service, wellness activities, casual dress, snacks, and game rooms.
• Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship.
• Generous vacation, unlimited sick days, and competitive paid caregiver leave.
• Hybrid work policy with flexible in-office days and a home office setup budget.