Loan Pricing Analyst

Please Note: Sponsorship is not available for this position. Please be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.

IHS Markit Loan Pricing team provides independent bid-offer pricing and liquidity information for more than 6,000 loan facilities globally. We use contributor-based loan pricing engines and sophisticated parsing technology to provide loan market investors a reliable dataset. The analyst team are responsible for providing support for reporting, price challenges, historical data sets, analytics, performance data and benchmarking and are actively involved in improving the algorithm and methodology used to manage the service.

IHS Markit’s Loan pricing services are used by key financial institutions to help with idea generation, mark to market and risk management. In addition, the service allows clients to track the value of proprietary loan portfolios via its easy-to-use, secure web site or direct feeds to clients’ internal systems.

IHS Markit has an opening for a Loan Pricing Associate in our Dallas Office. This opening provides an excellent opportunity for a graduate or a professional with previous market experience, preferably in Bank Loans space. We are looking for a motivated candidate to help support the needs of our North American Client base, work with other team members around the globe and further develop IHS Markit’s Loan Pricing Services. There will be requirements to establish working relationships with our buy and sell side participants to ensure we operate smoothly, as well as a need to liaise with the sales and account management team to provide outstanding product support. The role also involves the member to be actively involved in projects and be able to build new tools and reports as and when needed.

·     Building Strategic relationships with key contributing investment banks.

·     Providing exceptional client service by responding to client questions and performing demonstrations of website functionality.

·     Liaising with dealer trading desks to obtain the most up-to-date and accurate source pricing for leveraged loans and derivative instruments.

·     Assessing the quality of data provided and removing contributions that do not pass rigorous data quality checks.

·     Aiding in the preparation of client reports that provide comprehensive market overviews of loan pricing through industry, price volatility, and arranger filters.

·     Generating research and analytical reports; assembling spread sheets; and drawing charts and graphs to illustrate technical trends and points.

·     Working with multiple regions globally on many of the operational processes and help improve efficiency.

·     Managing third party data, including ratings, CUSIPs, news and referential data.

·     Able to become a subject matter expert in Syndicated loans and assist with managing of the day to day operations of the team

·     Have a thorough understanding of the pricing analytics and models and work on improving the efficacy and accuracy of the models.

·     Managing reference data, including researching loan documentation, researching corporate actions and entering reference data into the Markit Loan Pricing database.

·     3 to 5 years of experience in Financial Services preferred

·     Undergraduate degree or equivalent in ideally a numerical discipline required.

·     Strong knowledge of fixed-income instruments.

·     Experience previously working in a similar analytical environment in finance would be a distinct advantage.

·     Proficiency in SQL and VBA is a plus.

·     MBA/MS in Finance or related degree or pursuing CFA is a plus

·     A strong interest in pursuing a career in finance

·     Knowledge of syndicated loans is a plus

The candidate must be a self-starter, able to take on multiple tasks at a time, hardworking and efficient.

Must demonstrate superior communication skills.

Being a team player is a vital aspect of the position, and it is expected that the candidate will work well individually, as well as in a team environment.