Bond Product Strategist, CreditSights

CreditSights, a Fitch Solutions company, is seeking an experienced and innovative Bond Product Strategist to lead the strategic direction and growth of our Investment Grade and High Yield bond offerings. Reporting to the Head of CreditSights, you will own the end-to-end product strategy, championing client needs and driving the development of differentiated solutions for the global credit markets.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, CreditSights continues to offer award-winning, unbiased research on global credit markets, empowering clients to make informed investment decisions. With offices in New York, London, Singapore, Glasgow, Denver, and Charlotte, we serve a diverse global institutional client base, including banks, investment advisors, mutual funds, and hedge funds. As a leading voice in credit research, our expert insights are featured in top publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times. As a Fitch Solutions Company, CreditSights provides a dynamic environment fostering professional growth and innovation, where you collaborate with seasoned analysts to deliver critical intelligence in complex financial markets.

Working at CreditSights offers the chance to be part of a premier independent credit research firm, renowned for its in-depth analysis and insights. You'll collaborate with a team of seasoned analysts, delivering critical intelligence that helps clients navigate complex financial markets. This dynamic environment encourages professional growth and innovation, enabling you to make a meaningful impact in the field of credit research.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Set Product Vision & Strategy: Define and articulate a compelling vision and long-term growth strategy for CreditSights’ bond market products, ensuring alignment with evolving client needs and market trends.
• Customer Engagement: Develop a deep understanding of asset managers, hedge funds, and institutional investors. Maintain strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders to capture insights on workflows, requirements, and product performance.
• Market & Competitive Analysis: Conduct comprehensive market research to identify trends, opportunities, and threats. Use competitive intelligence to shape differentiated product strategies and maintain market relevance.
• Product Roadmap Development: Build and communicate a strategic product roadmap with clear priorities, informed by client feedback and business objectives. Support new product initiatives with robust business cases and expected ROI.
• Go-To-Market Execution: Partner with Commercial, Marketing, and Product teams to deliver successful go-to-market strategies that drive adoption, cross-selling, and client satisfaction.
• Continuous Improvement : Implement feedback loops and data-driven success metrics to refine product offerings and optimize performance in response to user input and market developments.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineers, analysts, and product managers across CreditSights, Covenant Review, LevFin Insights, Bixby, and Fitch to deliver integrated, high-value solutions.

You May Be a Good Fit If You Have:

• Proven experience in product management or strategy, ideally related to bond markets or broader financial services.
• Deep understanding of bond investor workflows and client needs.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic environment.

Why Choose Fitch?

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days per week in office, depending on business needs and location.
• Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated training, mentorship, and leadership development.
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement.
• Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings.
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Generous parental leave and family-friendly benefits.
• Inclusive Work Environment: Employee Resource Groups and a commitment to diversity.
• Dedication to Giving Back: Volunteer days and donation matching programs.

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law. 

For New York roles, the expected base pay range is $200,000 to $300,000 per year. Actual salaries may vary based on experience, education, and other job-related factors. Total compensation may also include bonuses, incentives, and other benefits.

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