European Investment Grade Editor

9fin is seeking an experienced European Investment Grade Editor to lead its coverage of the credit market. The successful candidate will manage a team of financial journalists and own the editorial agenda, developing reporters and breaking market-moving stories. The role requires a strong understanding of the European IG market, excellent editing skills, and the ability to connect technical detail to bigger themes.

Requirements

• Several years of experience reporting on credit markets
• Deep familiarity with European Investment Grade — issuers, syndicate desks, the buy-side, the rhythm of primary issuance, and the macro and rates backdrop that drives the market
• A track record of breaking market-moving stories and developing original reporting that competitors don't have
• Strong editing instincts — able to take a draft and make it sharper, faster, better-sourced, with a clearer take
• Experience line-managing or formally mentoring other reporters
• Sound editorial judgement on what matters and what doesn't, and the confidence to make the call quickly when the market is moving
• Comfortable in the detail of credit — spreads, new issue premiums, curves, ratings, covenants — and able to connect that detail to the bigger themes shaping the asset class
• Excellent written English, with the ability to make technical topics accessible to a sophisticated reader without dumbing them down
• High accuracy, high standards, and the discipline to deliver consistently in a fast-moving market

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Equity
• Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Paid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illness
• Group Life Assurance
• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes
• 25 holiday days per year
• Local public holidays (with the ability to exchange them for alternative days)
• Hybrid working model
• Work abroad for up to 3 months a year
• 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
• Enhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements available
• Professional learning and development budget
• AI experimentation budget of £800 (UK) per employee to trial AI tools
• Quarterly team socials
• Summer and Winter company social events