Asia Credit Research Analyst — Global Insights & Growth

Pimco; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PIMCO in Hong Kong is seeking an Associate/VP, Asia Credit Research Analyst to conduct fundamental credit research on corporate issuers across Asia-Pacific. You will generate investment ideas, build financial models, and collaborate with global portfolio managers.

You will present views to investment committees, engage with management teams and rating agencies, and contribute to PIMCO's integrated global research platform. Fluency in Mandarin and English is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years or more relevant experience in corporate credit research, investing, or related disciplines.
• Fluency in Mandarin and English, proficiency across speaking, reading, writing to ensure regional coverage. Spanish and Japanese language skill is a plus.
• Proven experience independently covering sectors and developing actionable investment recommendations and financial models
• Demonstrated ability to influence investment decisions through differentiated research and conviction-driven investment views.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental bottom-up credit research on corporate issuers across a range of industries and sectors, with an initial focus on Asia-Pacific markets.
• Analyze corporate business models, competitive positioning, capital structures, financial performance, liquidity profiles, and credit fundamentals.
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models, earnings forecasts, valuation frameworks, and relative value analyses.
• Generate independent investment recommendations and differentiated relative value ideas for regional and global portfolio managers.
• Monitor portfolio holdings and identify emerging risks, changing market dynamics, and new investment opportunities across covered sectors.
• Proactively communicate investment views and recommendations to portfolio managers, investment committees, and research colleagues globally.
• Produce high-quality written research including company evaluations, earnings reviews, quarterly updates, industry studies, thematic research, and relative value analyses.
• Assess macroeconomic, geopolitical, regulatory, and industry developments and their impact on corporate credit markets.
• Conduct meetings with company management teams, industry participants, rating agencies, sell-side analysts, and other market stakeholders.
• Present investment views, sector outlooks, market developments, and thematic research to internal and external audiences, including clients where appropriate.
• Collaborate closely with credit analysts and portfolio management teams across Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America, contributing to PIMCO's global investment process.

Skills

Credit research

Financial modeling

Investment recommendations

Mandarin

English

Job description

PIMCO in Hong Kong is seeking an Associate/VP, Asia Credit Research Analyst to conduct fundamental credit research on corporate issuers across Asia-Pacific. You will generate investment ideas, build financial models, and collaborate with global portfolio managers.

You will present views to investment committees, engage with management teams and rating agencies, and contribute to PIMCO's integrated global research platform. Fluency in Mandarin and English is required.