(Senior) Market Research Associate, BRM FI, UAE or Riyadh (Arabic and English required)

Business & Relationship Management (BRM) is currently seeking a Market Research Associate based out of our Dubai or Riyadh office. This exciting role will report to a Senior Director in the EMEA Financial Institutions (FI) BRM team based in Dubai. The principal objective of the team is to originate new FI rating mandates through targeted outreach and client engagement and to manage and optimize existing relationships with FI issuers and other market participants.

What We Offer:

1. High visibility, working directly with senior management.
2. Collaboration on global projects.
3. Working together with global team members.
4. Inclusive and supportive team.
5. Opportunity to develop your research, marketing, and presentation skills.
6. Opportunity to develop within BRM & beyond.

We’ll Count on You To:

1. Research and validate new business opportunities, combining actionable market data from multiple sources.
2. Maintain and update data in Salesforce CRM data management system.
3. Prepare commercial agreements for new and existing issuers.
4. Contact external stakeholders, organize meetings and prepare appropriate background information as required.
5. Develop impactful presentations and other marketing materials.

What You Need to Have:

1. Relevant university degree, preferably in a business, finance, economics, data analytics related field.
2. Strong Excel/data analytic skills (lookups/index/pivot tables/macros/formulae/shortcuts).
3. Strong PowerPoint presentation skills.
4. Native Arabic speaker with exposure to the Middle East Region and communicating fluently in English.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

1. Attention to detail.
2. Integrity, curiosity, willingness to learn and a positive attitude.
3. Self-starter with strong time management and first-class organizational and completion skills.
4. Ability to multi-task, adopt and respond to changing priorities.
5. Great interpersonal / communication skills.
6. Prior knowledge of CRM systems.
7. Debt Capital Markets experience/financial markets knowledge.

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone. Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey. Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide have helped fund a century of growth and enables our clients to make important credit judgements with confidence.