Director, China Commodities

The Role: Director, China Commodities Grade: (relevant for internal applicants only): G13 Location: Hong Kong The Team: You will be part of a global and multicultural team. As commodities sector is a global industry, you will collaborate with colleagues both in the Asia Pacific region and globally. Effective teamwork and thoughtful approach to problem solving are highly valued. The Impact: The successful applicant will enhance our ability to provide high levels of customer service by efficiently and effectively demonstrating outstanding analytical excellence and the capacity to provide relevant, insightful and compelling analysis. Your analysis and work is essential to the covering of a diverse portfolio of credits, as well as in the training of others to help them resolve difficult day-to-day analytical issues and problems. As new opportunities arise and markets evolve, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of different corporate credits. You will be skilled at dealing with issuers and investors, have strong external engagement and presentation skills and be able to effectively “tell the credit story” in written and verbal form. Your coaching and mentoring skills will be recognized and appreciated by your teams. You will be well organized and efficient in your approach to deadlines and problem solving. You will have a strong background and interest in the China commodities sector and be able to intelligently engage with others on matters of substance in this sector. Responsibilities: As a Director, you will analyze a portfolio of assigned rated entities as well as complex situations, data and information, assess client’s financial projections and resolve difficult deal-specific analytical situations. This position involves meeting with issuers, government representatives and investors on analytical matters, assisting in resolving client needs and taking the lead at external meetings (along with the primary analyst) related to credit ratings. In particular, you will: Possess strong corporate credit skills and ability to analyze large, complex corporate structures and identify relevant credit trends. Understand the key credit drivers of commodities companies. Assume responsibility as primary analyst on a portfolio of high profile regional credits. Act as a member of rating committees and be responsible for convening and conducting of rating committee deliberations, including, over time, acting as active voting member and rating committee chair with responsibility for assuring the integrity of the rating process. Display strong sector expertise, devise and deliver on the team's market outreach plans. Publish timely industry commentaries, and proficiently write sector reviews and thought leadership pieces. Assist as regional credit leader in criteria, policy, and analytical deliberations and ensure that analytical guidelines, quality standards, procedures and policies established are adhered to for all credits. Speak publicly and represent the company to external stakeholders. When conditions permit, travel to China for regular meetings with company leaders and government representatives. Contribute to media requirements in conjunction with other senior members of the organization. Model the company's leadership behaviors, coach and mentor and provide career development opportunities for junior staff. Understand and implement S&P's Policies and SOPs and promote a strong culture of compliance for all team members. Take the lead on special projects as appropriate. Qualifications: The candidate should possess: Critical thinking skills, along with quantitative analytical strength to work on complex credits. A bachelor’s or advanced degree is required. Minimum of 10 years in financial services, with strong experience and understanding of the credit attributes of commodities companies. Must have excellent time management skills and the ability to stay organized, meet deadlines on a variety of tasks, Strong verbal communication and writing skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, the ability to think independently and critically and the ability to mentor others. A strong background working with private and government-owned corporations in the commodities sector in China is a strong plus. Fluency in Mandarin and English required. About S&P Global Ratings: S&P Global Ratings is the world’s leading provider of independent credit ratings. Our ratings are essential to driving growth, providing transparency and helping educate market participants so they can make decisions with confidence. We have more than 1 million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. We offer an independent view of the market built on a unique combination of broad perspective and local insight. We provide our opinions and research about relative credit risk; market participants gain independent information to help support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide. S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings LI-AC1 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: 269177 Posted On: 2022-01-10 Location: Central, Hong Kong