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Thndr's Asset Management team is expanding its managed mandates and seeking a Fixed Income Associate to support research and investment decisions. You will spend most of your time analyzing fixed income and money market instruments, tracking market movements, and understanding how interest rates, inflation, and monetary policy affect investment opportunities.
You'll work closely with the Head of Fixed Income, portfolio managers, and traders, providing research and analysis to inform their decisions. Your responsibilities include:
- Following developments in fixed income and money markets, including Treasury Bills, Treasury Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Sukuk, and Eurobonds
- Researching economic indicators, interest rates, inflation, and monetary policy to assess market impact
- Reviewing companies' financial statements to understand financial position and assess creditworthiness
- Building and updating financial models to analyze yield curves, duration, convexity, and relative value of instruments
- Tracking daily yields, prices, auction results, and market developments, sharing updates with the team
- Preparing regular market updates covering yield movements, auctions, and key economic developments
- Supporting portfolio managers and traders with research ahead of auctions, new issuances, and investment decisions
- Monitoring portfolio liquidity, upcoming maturities, and cash flow requirements across managed mandates
- Presenting findings and investment views during team discussions and investment committee meetings
- Maintaining research files, financial models, and market databases
- Building relationships with issuers, banks, brokers, rating agencies, and market participants
- Ensuring compliance with internal policies and FRA guidelines
- Completing ad hoc analysis and research requests
Thndr is a fintech platform democratizing access to investing across the MENA region, with 5.5 million app downloads and EGP 1B+ average daily traded value. The company is the #1 digital investing platform in Egypt for three consecutive years, with 76% of users being first-time investors.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 1–4 years of experience in fixed income, money markets, or related financial analysis role
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field
- Good understanding of fixed income instruments and money markets
- Strong financial analysis skills, including ability to review financial statements and assess credit risk
- Understanding of fixed income valuation and modeling, particularly yield curves, duration, and convexity
- Interest in macroeconomic developments and their effect on interest rates and bond markets
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with financial data
- Good written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain findings clearly
- Ability to work closely with different stakeholders and manage multiple tasks
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience in asset management or bank Treasury department (ALM or dealing room)
- Experience in financial research or investment analysis
- Familiarity with Egyptian fixed income market
- Experience with Bloomberg or Refinitiv Eikon
- Advanced Excel skills; Python or Power BI knowledge a plus
- Exposure to bond auctions, new issuances, or corporate credit analysis
- Experience preparing market reports or investment research
