The Role: Xtract Research is seeking a leveraged finance lawyer to join our team as a Covenant Analyst. In this role you will write reports that summarize and analyze material terms in high yield bond offering memos and/or credit agreements related to leveraged loans. You will also answer questions from our clients – hedge funds, asset managers, banks, and law firms. Attention to detail, issue spotting, clear, concise writing skills and the ability to make legalese understandable for non-lawyers are all important skills for this role. Flexible working arrangements provide the right candidates with the opportunity to put their considerable skills to use while maintaining a work-life balance that can be hard to come by in a law firm setting.   Key Responsibilities Write research reports on leveraged loan covenants. Write event-driven research and reports on special situations as they develop in the market. Write research for our growing library of covenant...

The Role: The Content team is part of Impact, ION’s in-house communications and marketing agency. Impact is a multidisciplinary team of content, design, digital marketing, events, media, video, and web specialists. The Impact Content team oversees the content components of all communications across ION. Our job is to support Impact’s mission to present ION at its best through effective messaging, crafted for the diverse media channels selected to reach our identified audience segments.  As a professional thought leadership content specialist, you’ll ensure the timely preparation of high-quality, accurate content to support all areas of ION, working collaboratively with other Impact teams to ensure a holistic approach. You will also provide expert advice, guidance, and support on thought leadership content to maximize the impact of our communication efforts in this area.  Use your command of language, journalist skills, and knowledge of ION’s audience segments to...

The Role: The Content team is part of Impact, ION’s in-house communications and marketing agency. Impact is a multidisciplinary team of content, design, digital marketing, events, media, video, and web specialists. The Impact Content team oversees the content components of all communications across ION. Our job is to support Impact’s mission to present ION at its best through effective messaging, crafted for the diverse media channels selected to reach our identified audience segments.  As a professional thought leadership content specialist, you’ll ensure the timely preparation of high-quality, accurate content to support all areas of ION, working collaboratively with other Impact teams to ensure a holistic approach. You will also provide expert advice, guidance, and support on thought leadership content to maximize the impact of our communication efforts in this area.  Use your command of language, journalist skills, and knowledge of ION’s audience segments to...

The Role: At ION, we seek an experienced, passionate SEO expert to join a growing team. In this role, you will: Develop SEO-driven initiatives to meet growth targets · Perform in-depth keyword research to find the most relevant and effective terms/phrases with the highest ROI, optimize our content, discover opportunities, and improve our search engine rankings. · Analyze high-performing competitor domains to provide insight and opportunities for future growth · Optimize current content, including the title tag and meta description, headers and copy through robust content briefs to improve ranking and internal linking improvements · Develop and manage organic link-building campaigns. · Compile backlink analysis to assist the press and media team with outreach opportunities · Analyze existing content for schema and additional Tech SEO opportunities · Monitor and analyze overall site performance, including rankings and conversion · Use SEO strategies to recommend...

The Role: The role as Senior IT Auditor is focused on global internal audits, compliance projects, and internal consultancy for information security and IT-related compliance topics. This role will report into the Global Head of Audit for ION Group.    Key Responsibilities: Execution of internal audits according to the global internal audit program Timely and precise reporting of audit results Follow-up of audit-related corrective actions Compliance consultancy and support of ION’s organizational units Management of certification and audit projects Continuous improvement initiatives Execution and support of Group Information Security & Compliance tasks   Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Expert-level knowledge and practical audit experience with ISO27001, other relevant ISO standards (e.g., ISO 19011, ISO9001, ISO31000, ISO22301), other IT-related control frameworks (e.g. SSAE18/SOC1, SOC2, NIST 800-53, CSA-STAR), and relevant...

The Role: As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and tools needed for efficient software service provision. You will collaborate closely with development and infrastructure teams to streamline processes, enhance system reliability, and ensure seamless integration and delivery of software services. Your role will involve automating workflows, monitoring system performance, and troubleshooting issues to maintain high availability and performance. Strong analytical skills, effective communication, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment are key to success in this role.   Key Responsibilities: Working with the Development team, Infrastructure team, Support team and Product Management team to provide tools to support business processes within the following categories: Monitoring – ensuring that the systems are available and working within expected parameters Validation – Did the...

Lab49 was founded to bring cutting-edge solutions from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. Clients from various sectors within the financial industry rely on us to provide top-tier solutions to their most intricate challenges. When you join us, we'll encourage you to redefine industry standards with every project and support you in achieving excellence. About the Position Lab49 is currently offering an opportunity for a Technical Business Analyst to contribute to complex and transformative projects for our esteemed financial services clients. Working within an Agile environment, the Technical Business Analyst will play a key role in the successful execution of engagements with our top-tier clients. The ideal candidate for this role will demonstrate a solid understanding of the financial services industry, with a focus on investment banking and capital markets. By joining Lab49, you will be part of expert teams that push the boundaries of innovation in the financial sector,...

The Role: We are seeking a PBI (Power BI) Analyst with 3+ years' experience to assist with the creation and management of reports within our data and analytics team. Reporting to the Head of Data & Analytics, you will work closely with key stakeholders, including end users and data engineers, to understand business requirements, leverage existing data, and create insightful, user-friendly reports. Key Responsibilities: •          Work with data engineers to understand the structure of the data lake and how to best utilize it for reporting. •          Create, update, and maintain Power BI reports to meet business requirements. •          Work comfortably with new data, to understand its structure and key features. •          Provide insight into data trends through the creation of visualizations and dashboards. •          Work collaboratively with the data and analytics team to envision and layout the roadmap for reporting. •          Contribute to the...

Role Debtwire, an ION Analytics company and the leading provider of news and analysis for the global fixed income markets, is seeking a reporter to cover the North American primary market for syndicated and private credit. Our North American product provides sophisticated investors and advisors with deep-dive coverage of public and private companies, with an emphasis on high-yield, distressed and restructuring borrowers. The Reporter role is focused on breaking news on companies raising leveraged loans and bonds for M&A, refinancing and organic growth. This is not a loan pricing position -- you will write in depth stories on investor sentiment about new issuance and broader market trends. The reporter will be part of team of journalists and credit and legal analysts based in New York and around our global offices.   Responsibilities Reporting, writing, and filing copy on a daily basis Writing in-depth, substantive articles Contributing to special...

Lab49 is hiring a Principal Solutions Architect for an exciting opportunity in one of the world's most dynamic business hubs. Advance your career with a unique opportunity and become part of our pioneering team, setting new benchmarks for innovation and growth. Seize the moment to fuel your career and apply today.     Job Summary:   The Principal Solutions Architect will lead the design and implementation of complex IT solutions, ensuring they meet business requirements and are aligned with the organization's strategic objectives. This role involves working closely with stakeholders, including business leaders, IT professionals, and external partners, to deliver scalable, robust, and innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background with experience in large integration projects for financial services, be delivery-focused and an outgoing personality. We are looking for a strategic, resilient, natural self-starter. The Principal Solutions...

The Role: We are seeking a Data Engineer with 3+ years' experience to assist with the architecture and development of the Internal Data Lake as well as derivation of analytics. Reporting to the Head of Data & Analytics you will work closely with key stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements, leverage existing data and ingest new sources to help build a unified, expansive and effective data lake. Key Responsibilities ·        Develop and maintain the Azure Databricks hosted data lake by creating pipelines to extensive internal and external data sources, including writing APIs. ·        Convert unprocessed data into mastered, easy to use tables for data analysts through ETL. ·        Promote best practices and help setting up standardized, effective processes to improve your work and work of the team. ·        Work collaboratively with the data engineering team to envision and layout the roadmap for the architecture of the data lake. ·...

The Role: We are seeking a Data Scientist with 3+ years of experience in Machine Learning and AI product development. Reporting to the Head of Data & Analytics, you will closely collaborate with the data science lead and stakeholders to create interactive data-driven solutions and models that align with business requirements and contribute to ION Analytics' long-term automation and AI roadmap. Key Responsibilities:        Develop, evaluate, and deploy models using conventional ML and newer LLM techniques. •          Work collaboratively with the data engineering team to produce required data assets that comply with the existing data lake governance. •          Actively contribute to app product development, managed through development tickets on GitHub. •          Translate complex findings and results into a compelling narrative for stakeholders. •          Promote best practices and help setting up standardised, effective processes to improve the team's...

Lab49 is a leading provider of advanced technology consulting and solutions for the financial services industry. We specialize in delivering innovative software solutions that empower our clients to navigate the complexities of the modern financial landscape. As we continue to grow and expand our operations, we are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic individual to join our team as a Global Head of Talent Acquisition (New York-based).   The Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Lab49 will play a crucial role in driving the recruitment strategy and processes to attract, engage and retain top talent for our organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening candidates to managing the offer process.    Key Responsibilities Own recruitment across Lab49’s regions – AMER (USA and Latin America), EMEA (Central Europe and UAE), and APAC (Australia and India). Provide guidance to the local...

Role: ION Analytics is looking for an analyst to join the Insights team to source and explore cutting edge market trends and to produce regular periodic reports. You will support our private data operations by making connections in the M&A market, processing and analyzing data to generate weekly, monthly and quarterly reports, and assist with overall content creatin initiatives across the wider Insights team. In addition to the responsibilities mentioned, you will also be expected to reach out and maintain regular relations with journalists and market participants. You should have an analytical mind with the ability to both manipulate data and communicate the findings well. An interest in macro and market events is essential, as be comfortable with working across a wide variety of datasets. You will work on a collaborative desk and receive support and on-the-job training, enabling you to analyze markets with the long-term view of becoming an M&A expert....

The Role: DASH is currently looking for an Application Support Analyst to join our team. DASH is a fast-paced Financial Technology service provider, and the Application Support Analyst will be an integral part in ensuring the smooth operation of various software applications within the organization. This role involves providing technical support to users and collaborating with all DASH teams to implement solutions and establish automation.  Dash Financial Technologies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Dash Financial Technologies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion,...

Lab49 is an award winning specialist consultancy that creates bespoke technology in partnership with the most important companies in finance.   We were founded in 2002 to bring Silicon Valley solutions to Wall Street’s door. Since then, we have worked on successive waves of technological change, including distributed computing, high-speed automation, enterprise UX and digital distribution (for which Lab49 was among the first significant practices established on Wall Street), DevOps, cloud and data science.   Today, we are an established partner in financial markets, having delivered hundreds of projects for clients including all the world’s tier-one investment banks and many of the largest buy-side firms globally.  Being part of Lab49 means bringing your drive and creativity into an environment where your contributions will make immediate impact. Engineers work in cross functional teams, consulting directly with our clients, shaping not only technical solutions...

The Role: Debtwire's Credit Research Team provides unique insights and valuation analysis on companies and their securities that are restructuring, in the process of a transforming event or raising capital. Additionally, the Credit Research Team provides unique macro analysis derived from their insights on company specific research and securities research.   Key Responsibilities: Reviewing financial statements (P&L, Balance sheet, Cash flows) and legal documents (bond indentures, covenants, bank loan and collateral documents). Producing detailed credit research on stressed, distressed and restructuring companies (writing credit reports that include summarising key risks and mitigants, sector risks, macroeconomic risk factors, and comparable companies)   Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications: 5+ years of experience as either a credit analyst or equity analyst. Must have an excellent understanding of financial statements: income statement,...

We are seeking a Technical Delivery Manager Lead to join our newly created Service Consultant sub-practice, dedicated to serving a mature and impactful long-term client in the financial services industry. This role requires teamwork and focus on advancing the client's agenda. Join us to make a meaningful impact and contribute within our innovative team.   What you’ll do: Work with Product Owner on day-to-day basis with a focus on delivering value from enterprise software implementation Proactively identifying gaps, potential show-stoppers and ambiguous areas in the technical implementation and engaging stakeholders for early resolution Collaborate with Program lead to translate technical risks and issues to non-technical stakeholders and documenting potential impact business operations qualitatively Work as cross-functional team player to augment the squad needs and develop surgical technical specifications for technical work items such as complex design,...

The Role: A private equity / investment banking role in a highly entrepreneurial environment. Also combined with broader operating responsibilities including business transformation, corporate finance and product management in global fintech. Role has regular interaction to group CFO based in NY plus managers in India and Europe. The role reports in to our Group CFO. The Role offers: ●       Working on global transactions and corporate finance ●       Working on technology investing plus operating ●       Working on tech and data products serving financial services (i.e., products for banks, investors and finance professionals) ●       Exposure to senior leadership globally plus mentorship from local managers ●       Significant growth potential with steep learning curve and high standards for performance and execution Your skills, experience, and qualifications: Required: 1.        1-4 years’ experience across the following...

The Role: Your role contributes to building innovative products for our globally diverse customer base, that create a massive adoption a.k.a. disruption in the market. You will drive and build the products, bringing new innovations, better user experiences to increase operational efficiency. You will mentor colleagues for strong technology foundations and culture of delivery excellence.   Success in this role requires passion for product innovation, technology, and customer focus​. Key Responsibilities: o    Mobile and Microsoft Office software development o    Design, develop and architect effective solutions to build robust software product o    Use test driven development, build unit and integration tests for continuously testing the features developed o    Build and leverage CI/CD pipeline to deliver the application artifacts o    Work with engineering leadership, product management and stakeholders to define the technical and...

The Role: Your role contributes to building innovative products for our globally diverse customer base, that create a massive adoption a.k.a. disruption in the market. You will drive and build the products, bringing new innovations, better user experiences to increase operational efficiency. You will mentor colleagues for strong technology foundations and culture of delivery excellence. Success in this role requires passion for product innovation, technology, and customer focus​. Key Responsibilities: o    Full stack software development using various front-end/back-end technologies o    Design, develop and architect effective solutions to build robust software product o    Use test driven development, build unit and integration tests for continuously testing the features developed o    Build and leverage CI/CD pipeline to deliver the application artifacts o    Work with engineering leadership, product management and stakeholders to...

The Role: As a Senior Software Test Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our web applications across both front-end and back-end systems. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing comprehensive test plans and test cases. Collaborating with developers and product managers, you will help deliver high-quality software solutions. You will be expected to implement best practices in testing, ensuring scalability, performance, and security. While automated testing is the main direction, manual testing will also be required to ensure comprehensive coverage.   Key Responsibilities: Ability to design, debug, maintain, and write test code Implement and maintain automated tests and scripts, with a primary focus on automation Identify, document, and track defects and ensure their resolution Perform regression testing to ensure existing functionality is not affected by new changes Ensure scalability,...

Lab49 is hiring Senior Web UI Developers (React)for an exciting opportunity! Elevate your career with an unparalleled experience in working with a global top tier financial partners. Join us and be part of a visionary team shaping the future of innovation and growth. Don'tmiss out on this extraordinary opportunity – apply now and ignite your career.    The Senior Web UI Developer (React) will work on complex and challenging projects to drive transformative change for our top-tier Financial Services clients. Operating in an Agile environment, the Web UI Developer will have strong experience developing software in various front-end frameworks, with a focus on design and build the next generation of technology.    Responsibilities: Act as a hands-on engineer and architect and to support work across the UI & Mobile Engineering Practice; from small initiatives all the way up to the design and build of complex systems.  Lead and participate in projects directly,...

Why Lab49?  Lab49 is a specialized strategy, design, and technology consulting firm exclusively focused on the financial services industry. Established in 2002, Lab49 addresses the demand for high-end execution and dependable delivery of technology initiatives within the Financial Technology sector.   Our consultants are leaders in strategy, user experience, architecture, engineering, and delivery management, blending cutting-edge technology insights with extensive domain expertise to create innovative, rapid-to-market solutions.   With office hubs in Midtown Manhattan, Washington D.C., London, Budapest, New Delhi, Sydney and Abu Dhabi Lab49 serves clients worldwide, delivering impactful solutions to advance the future of financial services. Position Overview: Lab49 is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Appian Engineer to join our dynamic software engineering team. In this role, you will leverage the power of the Appian low-code platform to design,...