Associate Investment Research Analyst -… at Ameriprise… · Minneapol…

Summary: Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a well-established financial services company, and they are seeking an Associate Investment Research Analyst to join their Structured Products Research team. This role involves conducting in-depth research on structured credit markets to contribute to the investment process and support the management of over $69 billion in assets. Responsibilities: - Develop investment skills and abilities for primary research responsibility of one or more Structured Product sectors - Interact with issuers and dealers, attending meetings and conferences as needed - Combine quantitative and qualitative research to form forward-looking investment views - Gather, manipulate, and store large amounts of data for analysis of investment opportunities - Complete on-going surveillance of portfolio holdings to assess credit performance - Build and maintain relationships with multiple sell-side parties - Propose and contribute to independent and group research projects - Contribute to team discussions focused on investment opportunities and performance - Complete ad hoc projects at the direction of senior analysts and portfolio managers - Automate tasks to improve efficiency of investment process Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or higher in finance, economics, mathematics, engineering, or a related field with a strong academic record - 0-2 years of experience in structured products, securitized credit, fixed income research, trading, or risk - Acute attention to detail, strong analytical and quantitative skills, and a proven ability to distill practical answers from large amounts of data - Self-starter with an ability to manage multiple responsibilities and meet time-sensitive deadlines, often with vague or unclear directions - Passion for investments and financial markets with an explicit interest in fixed income and structured products - Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated experience collaborating effectively across teams and with clients - Programming experience in any language Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with a variety of AI applications and tools - Ability to scrub and query data from database systems using SQL - Progress toward, willingness-to-complete, or completion of the CFA designation Required Skills: Structured products, Securitized credit, Fixed income research, Trading, Risk management, Quantitative analysis, Data analysis, Programming, SQL, CFA designation Benefits: Vacation time, Sick time, 401(k), Health, dental and life insurances