Senior Emerging Markets Credit Strategist — Path to Partner

Mission Staffing; Connecticut; On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Staffing, Greenwich-based investment manager, seeks a senior emerging markets credit investor to contribute across long/short and long-only strategies. The role offers significant autonomy, performance-based upside, and a clear path to Partner for a high-impact portfolio leadership position.

The candidate will generate and underwrite EM credit ideas, conduct macro research, manage positions from inception through exit, and actively drive risk-aware portfolio construction and security

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of relevant investment experience.
• Deep expertise across emerging markets credit, including corporate and/or sovereign debt.
• Experience putting on and actively managing risk in a hedge fund environment.
• Strong fundamental credit analysis and macroeconomic research capabilities.
• Ability to independently generate investment ideas and manage positions from inception through exit.
• Experience with portfolio construction, position sizing, and risk management.
• Ability to operate effectively within a performance-driven investment environment.

Responsibilities

• Generate and underwrite investment ideas across emerging markets corporate and sovereign credit.
• Identify idiosyncratic and catalyst-driven opportunities across long/short and long-only strategies.
• Conduct fundamental issuer-level credit analysis alongside macroeconomic and country-level research.
• Independently initiate, size, and manage positions across varying market environments.
• Drive security selection and contribute to overall portfolio construction.
• Actively manage investment risk, including position sizing, downside analysis, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.
• Present investment theses and portfolio recommendations to senior investment leadership.

Skills

EM credit expertise

Fundamental credit analysis

Macroeconomic research

Independent idea generation

Portfolio risk management

Performance-driven mindset

Job description

Mission Staffing, Greenwich-based investment manager, seeks a senior emerging markets credit investor to contribute across long/short and long-only strategies. The role offers significant autonomy, performance-based upside, and a clear path to Partner for a high-impact portfolio leadership position.

The candidate will generate and underwrite EM credit ideas, conduct macro research, manage positions from inception through exit, and actively drive risk-aware portfolio construction and security