MIMJ_Credit Analyst_Manager

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Job Description

The Opportunity

The customer is the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering Credit Analyst with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of our business, which is why we need you. 

Job Description

• Fundamental credit analysis: Write fully ESG integrated Credit Reports on Japanese corporate bond issuers, based on Internal Rating model and qualitative/quantitative analysis. Some reports need to be written in English.
• Industry analysis: Semi-macro research and industry analysis which help the analysis on individual credit
• Structure analysis: Analysis on covenants, subordination, etc. in case of MBS, ABS, CDS, and capital notes
• Spread valuation: Relative value analysis based on fundamental credit analysis and financial market information such as credit spread. Timely investment recommendations to Portfolio Managers are required.
• Contact with external resources: Participate bond issuers’ IR meetings and maintain contact with external resources such as rating agencies and sell-side equity/credit analysts
• Active stewardship activities, such as having ESG engagement
• Produce daily/weekly/monthly reports for internal meetings with Bloomberg and Nikkei Quick; Produce other explanatory materials as needed for external meetings. Some materials need to be in English
• Reporting line: to Head of Credit Research, Japan

Experience and Qualifications

• Years of Experience: At least 5 year experience of credit/equity analysis at financial institutions and/or rating agencies; credit analysis experience at active fixed income manager is preferable; equity analysis experience helps
• Qualifications: CFA and/or CMA
• Language: Native Japanese and fluent English are required

Competencies

• Objective-oriented: Motivated to produce alpha in bond portfolios through timely credit investment recommendations
• Self-starter: Proactively make timely investment recommendations based on information available and his/her own analysis
• Communicator: Communicate/discuss and co-work with peer analysts including overseas offices
• Innovator: Always look to investigate more efficient approach

Internal Guidelines about Work from Home:

Hybrid Model, following Manulife’s Working Better guidelines.

Over time:

0-40 hours/month.

Salary:

Based on our Work Rules, we will consider your experience, skills and knowledge when we decide the salary.

Commutation allowance and Variable Incentive Bonus are paid based on our Work Rules.

Working Hours:

Standard Working Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm  (Include 1 hour break. Flex-time system available)

Benefits:

Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees' Pension, Unemployment Insurance, Worker's Accident Insurance), Benefit One, Training system (include Japanese lesson / English lesson), Childcare Leave/Family care Leave, Baby-sitter support program, wiwiw System (Support program for those who take Childcare Leave), Retirement Pension (only for Regular employee).

Holidays/Vacations:

Saturdays and Sundays

National Holidays

Year-end and new year holidays (December 30, December 31, January 2 and January 3)

Annual Paid Holiday

For Regular employee, other special holidays are available (e.g. Anniversary Leave, etc.)

Location:

Marunouchi Office, Marunouchi Trust Tower North 15F, 1-8-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit 
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes 
• You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters 
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone 

Our commitment to you

• Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better
• A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success 
• A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry 
• Our best. Every day. 

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law. 

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com.