# Head of EMEA Credit Research

**Company:** [Octus](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/octus)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Credit Analysis, Financial Modeling, Cash Flow Projections, Valuation, Restructuring, Distressed Debt, High-Yield Credit, Recovery Analysis, Covenant Analysis, Primary Markets, Investment Research, Performance Management, Kpi Management, Written Communication, Client Relations
**Posted:** 2026-08-19

> Leads European high-yield and distressed-credit research, manages a team of nine analysts, and develops actionable investment ideas for institutional clients. Requires substantial credit-analysis and people-management experience, advanced modeling and valuation skills, and strong client-facing communication.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Drive collaboration with Editorial managers, legal analysts, and reporters to deliver cross-disciplinary research and analysis.
- Lead and develop a team of analysts covering European high-yield and distressed credits, including training, mentoring, and performance management.
- Shape research coverage strategy for performing and distressed credits, including restructuring and recovery analysis supported by valuation models.
- Originate and oversee timely, high-quality credit research reports with actionable investment ideas.
- Establish and monitor best practices and KPIs for research output and team performance.
- Work with commercial and marketing teams to maximize research impact and strengthen subscriber relationships.
- Maintain active dialogue with industry contacts and clients, representing the team at events and meetings.
- Monitor industry trends and drive thought leadership across the research group.
- Implement ideas that enhance subscriber value and improve time to market.

## Requirements
- At least 5 years of credit analysis experience, including significant client-facing or decision-making experience.
- At least 3 years of managerial experience with direct team leadership, mentoring, and performance management.
- Experience leading coverage of credits and sectors, including primary markets and new issues, covenants, distressed debt opportunities, recovery estimates, and restructuring proceedings.
- Advanced financial modeling, cash flow projection, and valuation skills.
- Excellent technical, analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
- Strong collaborative approach and ability to work cross-functionally with legal, editorial, commercial, and marketing teams.
- Track record of innovation and delivering value to institutional clients.
- Successful investment ideas, deal-making experience from pitch through execution, an established credit-market network, and the ability to communicate a clear written pitch.

## Benefits
- Senior leadership role in a fast-growing, collaborative research environment.
- Opportunity to shape credit research and coverage.
- Generous benefits package, including health benefits, matched pension plans, paid time off, parental leave, gym subsidies, and educational reimbursement.
- Hybrid remote work flexibility.
- Progression opportunities.

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