Director, Corporate Ratings

The Role: Director, US Corporate Ratings S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global, is the world's foremost provider of essential financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. We are recruiting for a Lead Analyst Position in U.S. Corporate Ratings. This Director level position is responsible for a large portfolio of credits and for managing the external relationship with those issuers. In addition, this role will oversee a small group of analysts and assumes the analytic oversight responsibility for those credits. The sector team this Director will go into is still to be decided. Location: New York, NY; Chicago, IL Key Responsibilities: As a Lead Analyst you will establish and maintain relationships with issuers, intermediaries, and investors. Your ability to confidently and knowledgably respond to analytic questions, as well as to credibly and consistently represent S&P in management meetings and in the media will have a significant impact on the organization as a whole. More specifically, you will: Provide supervision on a broad portfolio of credits, ensuring a consistently high level of analytic quality, act as Primary Analyst on a modest number of credits Chair committees Oversee small group of analysts. Review, critique, and provide analytic feedback on analysis and publishing performed by Analysts Supervises the relationship with issuers in the portfolio Lead analytical sub-team by example – champions and supports decisions in a credible manner Create and leverages effective internal partnerships, especially with other Senior Portfolio Analysts in sector In coordination with Analytical Manager, communicate S&P thought leadership and credit themes via publications, speeches, conference presentations, and media interviews Be a problem solver Provide analytical training and coaching Credibly champion S&P analytic views The Career Opportunity: As a Director/Lead Analyst, you are working as part of the high growth US Corporate Ratings group at S&P Global Ratings. As part of a team of skilled credit professionals, the Lead Analyst typically maintains analytical responsibility for a portfolio of rated issuers in the U.S. and Canada. These responsibilities include ongoing surveillance and rating recommendations, repeat analytical contact with rated entities’ senior management, and presentation of analytical findings to internal and external constituencies. In this role you will have the opportunity to work on more complex and higher profile issuers, as well as play a key role in investor outreach. Our Directors/Lead Analysts often act as spokespersons and are considered senior analytical leaders within sector teams. The Team / Business: US Corporate ratings is the largest ratings practice by business volume with approximately 200 employees across North America. Analytical team members work on a diverse range of transactions applying different ratings criteria, predominantly for corporate debt issuers. We also work on transactions in partnership with other practices on a regular basis. Effective teamwork and a thoughtful approach to problem solving are highly valued. The Impact: • At S&P Global Ratings, your analytical opinion truly matters and each person who works here has an essential role in our reputation of integrity, transparency, and ratings excellence. • S&P Global Ratings plays a vital role in bringing transparency and comparability to the financial markets and helps investors and others measure and manage credit risk. • By supporting capital markets, S&P Global Ratings helps people to start and grow businesses, cities and states to build highways and hospitals, and manufacturers to build factories and create jobs. • With offices in 26 countries, rating $47.5 trillion in debt, and with nearly 1,400 credit analysts, S&P Global Ratings is an important part of the world’s financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 150 years in providing investors and financers the information they need to more easily, quickly and efficiently provide capital to businesses and governments. Qualifications: Bachelor’s + Advanced degree, or recognized designation like the CFA 7-10 years in financial services (11-14 years without an advanced degree) Deep and broad analytical skills In-depth understanding of S&P policies and procedures Be equipped to ensure that analytical guidelines, quality standards, procedures and policies established are adhered to for all credits Possess the ability to coach and train analytical staff in a constructive manner Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational management skills Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only): S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $125,900 to $250,300. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit https://www.spgbenefitessentials.com/newhires. About Company Statement: S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you’ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape. S&P Global Ratings offers critical insights for credit, risk and sustainable finance solutions that are essential to translating complexity into clarity, so market participants can uncover opportunities. ----------------------------------------------------------- Equal Opportunity Employer S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. ----------------------------------------------------------- 202 - Middle Professional (EEO Job Group) (inactive), 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), RATNGS202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group) Job ID: 278551 Posted On: 2022-11-18 Location: New York, New York, United States