Nuveen Investment's Leveraged Finance team is seeking to hire an associate analyst to focus on the domestic leveraged finance market, which includes leveraged loans, CLOs, high yield, convertibles, and alternative strategies. The Leveraged Finance platform at Nuveen applies a collaborative and team-based approach to rigorous fundamental underwriting across the capital structure and risk spectrum, from higher quality non-investment grade to distressed situations. The team's philosophy is to invest in liquid capital structures, both long and short, where relative value dislocations and event driven catalysts exist. Leveraged Finance manages $42 billion in AUM, and its investment strategies include hedge funds, separately managed accounts, comingled strategies and sub-advisory mandates for both retail and institutional clients, including Nuveen's parent company, TIAA-CREF.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Working closely with senior analysts in preparing analyses for the underwriting of potential primary and secondary investments, both long and short, including participating in investor presentations and management meetings, analyzing business drivers and risks, building financial models and capitalization tables, and drafting investment write-ups.
Supporting senior analysts from the Leveraged Finance credit research team to effectively manage and monitor investments in leveraged loans, high yield, distressed and convertibles, including updating financial models, participating in earnings and management calls and inputting data into proprietary research systems.
Assuming primary coverage of investments and subsectors over time, with responsibility to make recommendations on positions and generate new ideas within coverage universe.
Assisting with ESG analysis and monitoring of portfolio investments for ESG risk.
Educational Requirements
University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience
2+ Years Required; 3+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements
Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
Career Level
6IC
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 2+ years' financial services experience
Preferred Qualifications:
1-3 years of experience in investment banking, buy-side credit research, sell-side or desk credit research/commercial banking, or leveraged finance capital markets
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Proficiency in Excel; working knowledge of Bloomberg
Strong quantitative, analytical, and financial modeling abilities
Ability to work well under pressure, prioritize and multitask
Strong communication and writing skills
High attention to detail
Teamwork oriented
Related Skills
Asset Valuation, Capital Markets, Collaboration, Communication, Credit Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Modeling, Fixed Income Investments, Investment Research/Analysis, Investments, Market/Industry Dynamics, Research Synthesization, Sector Expertise, Underwriting
Anticipated Posting End Date:
2025-12-13
Base Pay Range: $116,000/yr - $162,000/yr
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
Company Overview
Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world's largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy. Visit www.nuveen.com to learn more about us.
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At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways-because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.
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