Fixed Income Analyst

Fixed Income Analyst and Strategist – Investment Management

About Goodbody

Goodbody is a leading financial services firm, committed to serving and growing client relationships for 150 years. We are a full service, investment-led business offering wealth management, asset management, investment banking and private equity services. Our staff of over 400 work in offices across Dublin, London, Cork and Galway. We’re proud to offer prospective employees a professional, collegial work environment that encourages diversity of thought and background. Our reputation in the Irish market for putting customers first is as consistent as the company’s long-standing commitment to giving back to the communities that we work in.

About the Fixed Income Analyst Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated Fixed Income Analyst/Strategist to join our investment team. This is a broad and intellectually demanding role covering credit selection across Euro Investment Grade and High Yield markets, as well as contributing to macro strategy and broader asset allocation research.

Fixed Income Analyst Accountabilities include:

• Conduct fundamental and relative-value analysis across Investment Grade and High Yield corporate credit.
• Evaluate issuer capital structures, financial statements, covenants, and risk profiles.
• Provide investment recommendations with clear articulation of thesis, risks, and catalysts.
• Analyse sovereign and quasi-sovereign issuers.
• Track macroeconomic, political, and policy developments influencing global debt markets.
• Contribute to house views on interest rates, inflation, and global macro trends.
• Support development of top-down fixed income strategy for multi-asset portfolios.
• Build and maintain quantitative and analytical frameworks, dashboards, and screening tools.
• Automate processes or enhance insight where possible.
• Develop and implement quantitative models to support portfolio construction, valuation screens, and scenario analysis.
• Leverage data science techniques to identify patterns, anomalies, and factor exposures across fixed income markets.

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated initiative and ability to take ownership. This is critical for role.
• 3–5 years of experience in either investment management, equity research, fixed income research, credit analysis, or strategy. Individuals with a keen interest in financial markets, with quantitative based experience/background would also suitable.
• CFA exams or willing to complete within a reasonable time frame
• Knowledge of macroeconomics, central bank policy, and cross-asset dynamics.
• Strong quantitative ability, including experience interpreting large datasets and applying statistical techniques.
• Familiarity with building or using quantitative models for fixed income or macro research.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Python or R is an advantage.

Ideal Characteristics

• Highly motivated with strong initiative.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-based environment.

Employee Value Proposition

Goodbody is focused on helping our employees thrive, and we do this by bringing to life our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) ‘Together we prosper’. Our firm’s purpose is to create long-term prosperity, and we cannot execute on our purpose without the right talent at Goodbody. To make sure we attract and retain industry-leading, passionate and inspiring talent, we’ve built a vibrant culture based on inclusion, opportunities to grow and a commitment to ‘do the right thing’, one of our core values. We live this by offering:

• Regular employee events through our universal inclusion programme fostering a sense of belonging and celebrating differences. And an ‘always on’ approach to social, financial, mental and physical wellbeing. 
• A benefits package that includes a generous pension scheme, educational sponsorship and health insurance, along with a hybrid working model to promote better work/life balance
• Opportunities to give back through sustainability initiatives, volunteering and on-site and online meetings with our charity partners

Goodbody is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of our workforce.  Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please include a note in your application or email us directly at HR@Goodbody.ie 

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Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate's eligibility to work in Ireland. Where agency assistance is required, our Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Goodbody by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role. Goodbody operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the HR team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Goodbody Stockbrokers UC, trading as Goodbody, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. In the UK, Goodbody is also subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. Goodbody is a member of Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange. Goodbody is a member of the group of companies headed by AIB Group plc.

For AIB Employees: Please note there are specific controls in place for transfers between AIB and Goodbody. Goodbody is part of AIB Group and you must inform your AIB line manager and HR BP in advance of making an application to Goodbody.