Hiring: Senior Associate, Investment Grade Origination Company: Connect Search, LLC Location: Des Moines Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 11:42:35 Target Skills & Keywords : CFA, Fixed Income, Salesforce About the job Required Skills: •Proactive identification and development of relationships with direct issuers, sponsors, private credit platforms, Wall Street desks, and other sourcing partners across target markets •Primary ownership of Salesforce: logging interactions, maintaining relationship and pipeline records, and building dashboards that give the team visibility into coverage and pipeline health •Introductory conversations with prospective counterparties to assess fit on asset class, structure, size, and strategic relevance, and determine what warrants senior team involvement •Outreach strategy: tracking coverage gaps, surfacing relationships worth re-engaging, and proposing where the team should focus next •Representation at industry conferences, sponsor meetings, and networking events •Contribution to deal and market discussions as a full member of the team Qualifications: •A few years of experience in a relationship-oriented, sales-adjacent role within institutional fixed income, private credit, or insurance investment solutions (exact tenure flexible for the right person) •Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to build rapport across bankers, sponsors, and direct issuers •Solid functional working knowledge of credit and fixed income concepts sufficient to run an informed first conversation; prior underwriting or credit analysis exposure a plus but not required •Self-starter who is organized, proactive, and comfortable owning a process with real autonomy •Salesforce or comparable CRM experience strongly preferred •Progress toward CFA and/or MBA a plus •Willing and eager to travel regularly for conferences and in-person relationship building Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Competitive base salary plus performance bonus Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!