VP/ ED Credit Research

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Credit Research sits within Global Markets, helping the Bank’s clients and internal stakeholders stay one step ahead in credit market developments. As a credit research analyst within OCBC Research, you will be responsible for producing independent, high-quality fundamental credit research on a defined portfolio of issuers, while also generating sector-level insights and thematic reports to support the sales and trading strategies for the bank’s clients. The successful candidate will combine their analytical skills with strong written and verbal communication abilities to deliver actionable investment views and market commentary that enhance the bank’s client offering and internal decision-making processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fundamental Credit Research

Conduct in-depth fundamental and relative-value analysis on a defined list of corporate and/or financial services credits. Maintain credit assessments and financial models for assigned issuers. Provide timely and independent issuer-level and issue recommendations to both internal and external stakeholders, predominantly in USD but may also include select other currencies from time to time including SGD, EUR and AUD. Monitor current developments in macro-economic and credit markets to assess evolving risk profiles.

• Sector and Thematic Research

Generate sector outlooks and comparative analyses periodically and when necessary, highlighting key credit drivers, market trends, and relative-value opportunities. Author thematic research pieces on structural, regulatory, or macroeconomic trends impacting credit markets. Supported by the effective distribution of research through published reports, client calls, and presentations.

• Client Engagement

Participate in client marketing initiatives, issuer and investor meetings, and public conferences to represent the bank’s credit research capabilities. Communicate credit views effectively to clients and external stakeholders, ensuring clarity and independence while building and maintaining strong relationships. Act as a spokesperson for the bank in relevant media outreach opportunities to build OCBC’s brand awareness across multiple platforms.

• Internal Advisory and Market Intelligence

Provide the bank’s key internal stakeholders (e.g., trading, sales, risk management, and strategy teams) with real-time views on credit market developments that may impact bank exposures, positioning, or corporate strategies. Collaborate closely with sales and investment teams to ensure consistency between research views and client engagement strategies or asset allocation portfolio positioning. Contribute to internal committees or discussions on credit strategy and market risks. Ensuring compliance with internal policies (in particular trading and conflict of interest) and MAS regulations as is relevant to research analysts.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in credit research, preferably within a sell-side, rating agency, or buy-side environment.
• Strong understanding of credit analysis, capital structures, and debt instruments across investment-grade and/or high-yield markets and multiple sectors.
• Strong familiarity with macroeconomic drivers of credit spreads and is curious and interested in investments and the financial markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience in publishing timely and professional research that articulates his/her sound judgment and high-conviction, independent, investment theses. Solid writing skills and experience in writing for a wide audience under time-sensitive market conditions are important for this role.
• Familiarity and interest in sustainability topics as well as ESG-related bond frameworks and research is a plus as is familiarity with Bloomberg and programming skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; CFA, CAIA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred but not a requirement.

Key Attributes

• A self-starter and able to work independently on assigned tasks.
• Equally important, however, is the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues in a team environment and proactively contribute to team tasks as well as collaborate with other stakeholders with an ability to influence across trading, sales, and risk functions.
• Independent and objective thinker with high analytical rigour and a strategic mindset to anticipate emerging risks and trends.
• Commercially aware and client-focused, with a strong understanding of market dynamics.
• Excellent attention to detail and consistency in research output.

Who we are
As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation.
But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.
What we offer
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Equal opportunity. Fair employment. Selection based on ability and fit with our culture and values. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.