Fixed Income Analyst Job Listing at Stifel in Birmingham, AL (Job ID 8856)

Description

Program Overview: Fixed Income Capital Markets Academy

Analysts participate in Stifel's Fixed Income Capital Markets Academy, a transformational two-year program designed to cultivate the firm's future leaders.  The Academy's holistic approach balances technical experience with character and culture development, while emphasizing both personal and professional growth through shared experience.

The Academy begins with a two-week bootcamp in New York City where Analysts receive formal training on Fixed Income markets, instruments, and analysis, as well as attend networking events to build relationships with peers. Thereafter, quarterly gatherings at Stifel's major Fixed Income offices provide Analysts further in-person instruction and the opportunity to experience the breadth of the platform. Monthly virtual training sessions, in concert with regular mentorship, ensure Analysts are learning throughout the year, fully supported, and becoming meaningful contributors for the firm.

Within their respective teams, Analysts acquire real-world experience and are fully immersed in the day-to-day business activities of one of the world's largest financial institutions. Analysts work alongside our professionals, from Analyst through Managing Director, and gain exposure to various rates, credit and bespoke products.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees, across all subsidiaries and affiliates, are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for finance. We view diversity holistically – it includes race, gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one's identity. The range of our employees' points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

Analysts' specific responsibilities may include conducting industry research, updating and building financial models to analyze company projections and performance, qualitative research on potential transactions, and setting up portfolio analyses for clients.

Your experience as an Analyst may include:

• • Ability to thrive in a high-pressure, high-workload environment
  • Strong technical and analytical skills that involve Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Bloomberg
  • Ability to code in Visual Basic, SQL or Python
  • Strong understanding of finance and economics

Candidates possess outstanding academic records and can demonstrate strong leadership skills through extracurricular endeavors such as student government, athletics, and cultural and entrepreneurial activities.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• • Expectations for a business-related undergraduate degree and knowledge of financial markets
  • Exceptional capacity for problem solving and quick-thinking 
  • Driven, proactive, and team-oriented
  • Demonstrated track record of achievement in academics and extracurricular activities
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple simultaneous project deadlines
  • Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint with moderate ability to code in Visual Basic, SQL, or Python a plus
  • Highly motivated and energetic
  • Minimum GPA of 3.5
  • An anticipated graduation date no later than July 2026
  • Eligible to start on or before August 10, 2026

• Minimum Required: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business.
• Minimum Required: 0-2 years related experience required

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up.  We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas.  Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients' money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations.  Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.  Let's talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.