Senior Manager, Credit Research, Asia Asset Management

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Job Description:

Provide sector-specialized credit research and sustainability risk assessment to support investment decision-making across insurance general accounts and non-insurance portfolios. Own sector coverage while contributing thought leadership, internal credit ratings, and investment recommendations aligned with Sun Life’s investment governance and sustainability framework.

Major accountabilities

• Own sector coverage for power, energy, utilities, infrastructure and related non-financial corporates; assess credit fundamentals, sustainability risks, industry drivers and issuer-specific factors to support Asia investment portfolios.
• Develop, maintain and update historical and forward-looking financial models, incorporating key financial metrics, deal-specific structural analysis, and scenario considerations to support credit assessment and monitoring.
• Formulate investment recommendations by integrating credit and sustainability risk assessment with market pricing and relative value considerations, relevant to both insurance and non-insurance books
• Assign, review and maintain internal credit ratings and sustainability risk assessments using Sun Life’s internal rating methodology; conduct regular issuer and industry reviews.
• Review and coordinate credit research prepared by regional analysts to ensure research rigor, consistency and governance; support credit adjudication submissions and annual reviews, including development of forced-ranking or comparative frameworks.
• Contribute to regional investment initiatives, sustainability engagements and cross-functional projects; collaborate with risk, asset-liability management and broader investment teams to strengthen investment governance and regional capabilities.

Problem solving

• Applies multi-dimensional problem-solving to assess complex, often unstructured credit and sustainability risks. Requires judgement in balancing financial analysis, industry dynamics, market conditions and sustainability considerations, while pivoting between analysis, monitoring, modelling and stakeholder communication in a collaborative environment

Education and experience

• Advanced degree in economics, finance or accounting preferred
• CFA designation or candidacy preferred
• 3–5 years of relevant credit analysis experience, preferably in infrastructure, utilities, power or energy sectors
• Strong command of written and spoken English; additional languages advantageous

Communication scope

• Regular interaction with internal stakeholders including portfolio managers, CIOs, regional and global research teams, risk and sustainability functions. Periodic engagement with external parties such as rating agencies and data providers to support credit assessments and market intelligence.

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