
Senior Credit Analyst at Guidepoint (London England, United Kingdom)
Guidepoint· London England, United Kingdom·
Job description
Overview:
The Insights product is an offering for Guidepoint's Institutional investment and corporate clients, that offers teleconferences, surveys, and in-person events. The teleconferences live in a transcript library portal, which covers a wide of industries/topics that enables our clients to make informed decisions. All content features experts from Guidepoint’s proprietary global network and is conceptualized and hosted by former investment professionals (i.e. private equity/hedge fund), sell-side equity research analysts, and industry professionals.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
What You'll Do:
- Monitor single name corporate credit situations in European markets including new issues, distressed, restructuring/re-orgs, and price dislocations in both leveraged loan and high yield markets. Create original, sell-side type content on these topics
- Conduct bottoms-up company research including reviewing earnings releases, reading investor presentations and analyzing regulatory filings
- Moderate teleconferences on timely topics featuring an expert from Guidepoint’s network with the goal of producing actionable insights for buy-side clients
- Generate ideas and follow key investor views among relevant strategies within European credit
- Can be an in-person position or a fully remote work-from-home position
What You Have:
- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree
- 7 years or more of sell-side or buy-side analyst experience
- Follow a bottoms-up, fundamental approach to investment research focusing on individual companies
- Has prior experience covering single name corporate credit across both bank loan and high yield markets with a European focus; must be proficient in corporate credit analysis, with an emphasis on either loan / High Yield or Distressed strategies
- Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
- Outgoing personality with the ability to speak with people at all professional levels
- Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to work both individually and as part of a team
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary, bonus and benefits
- Excellent medical coverage through BUPA
- Excellent professional development opportunities
- Supportive culture that celebrates and rewards success
- Monthly Happy Hour, Social Events, Summer Fridays
- Year-round company sponsored sports and team building events
- Informal work environment
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Volunteer days
About Guidepoint:
Guidepoint powers end-to-end research workflows for the world’s best research teams.
Backed by a global network of more than 2 million experts and over 1,600 employees, Guidepoint delivers real-time access to expertise, primary research, and actionable knowledge that help organizations make informed decisions. Through consultations, surveys, events, proprietary content, and AI-enabled tools, we support every stage of the decision-making process—from developing hypotheses and gathering insights to validating assumptions and building conviction for critical decisions.
At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, experts, and clients, which enables us to foster meaningful connections and a broad range of perspectives. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences can contribute and succeed.
Why work at Guidepoint
- Culture: Fast-moving, collaborative, and supportive. Employees describe a “one team” environment where cross-office collaboration is the norm. Wins are celebrated openly, and friendships that “outlast the jobs” are common.
- Growth: Internal mobility is encouraged and normal—employees switch teams, offices, and functions. Managers are expected to help, not block. The company supports professional development and flexible working.
- DEI: Diverse backgrounds, experiences, and points of view are treated as an asset. The company hires from many different places and backgrounds.
- Work Environment: Hybrid/office-based across 19 global locations. The work is described as meaningful, with new challenges daily.
- Notable Perks: Opportunities to connect across teams and regions. The company has 114 current job openings (as of search date) across Business Development and other functions.