Investment Analyst: 2-Year Development Program

Securian Financial Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO (Paid Time Off)

Holidays

Company-funded pension plan

401(k) retirement plan

Health insurance

Volunteer time

Associate Resource Groups

Job summary

Securian Asset Management is seeking driven, early-career professionals for a two-year Investment Analyst Development Program. You will gain hands-on experience in financial analysis, credit research, and portfolio management while collaborating with senior investment teams.

The program includes mentorship, CFA sponsorship, and exposure to multiple asset classes, including commercial mortgage lending, with opportunities to translate insights into real investment decisions at a leading

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Interest in investment management, fixed income, commercial real estate, or financial markets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior investment analysts and portfolio managers to evaluate investment opportunities and develop investment recommendations.
• Conduct and present proprietary credit, industry, and market research.
• Support the evaluation of commercial mortgage investment opportunities through financial analysis, property and market research, underwriting, and due diligence.
• Analyze commercial real estate fundamentals, including property performance, market conditions, cash flows, valuation, borrower financial strength, and credit risk.
• Build financial models and spreadsheets and utilize analytics software and databases, including Bloomberg, for credit and industry analysis, investment monitoring, and portfolio reporting.
• Engage with issuer representatives, sell-side analysts, borrowers, brokers, and other market participants to support investment analysis and decision-making.
• Undertake ad hoc projects to support investment research, portfolio management, and the broader investment decision-making process.
• Leverage generative AI tools to gather and analyze information from a wide range of sources, including prospectuses, financial statements, property and market information, and third-party research used in public and private market investment analysis.

Skills

Data Analysis

Data Storytelling

Detail-Oriented

External Communication

Financial Analysis

Financial Modeling

Internal Communications

Investments Analysis

Risk Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Bloomberg

Job description

Securian Asset Management is seeking driven, early-career professionals for a two-year Investment Analyst Development Program. You will gain hands-on experience in financial analysis, credit research, and portfolio management while collaborating with senior investment teams.

The program includes mentorship, CFA sponsorship, and exposure to multiple asset classes, including commercial mortgage lending, with opportunities to translate insights into real investment decisions at a leading