Director - Structured Credit

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

13

The Team:

Our Structured Credit team, within the Structured Finance sector, provides credit ratings of structured products that are backed by pools of assets, with a primary focus on Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) transactions. You will report to the Analytical Manager, Structured Finance and collaborate closely with several highly experienced industry specialists. The team is comprised of 20 analysts based out of London, Paris, Dublin and Frankfurt offices. This Director position is based in London. As part of our team, you'll work within a collaborative environment that values diverse perspectives and leverages networks across functions to ensure strategic alignment with our global mission.

The Impact:

You will enhance our ability to serve clients efficiently and effectively by demonstrating outstanding analytical excellence. As a Director, you will have direct analytical responsibility for a portfolio of credits, including conducting credit and financial analysis, reviewing transaction documents, running credit models, and preparing analytical documentation.

You'll serve as an escalation point ensuring quality delivery while connecting your work to our broader strategy. Your expertise will be recognized as you coach others on complex matters and collaborate with stakeholders to incorporate diverse perspectives. You will provide analytical reasoning in committee discussions, proactively address issues, and serve as an ambassador for S&P Global Ratings with market participants.

What You Stand to Gain:

You will work in a dynamic team environment alongside professional specialists at one of the world's leading credit rating companies. This role offers exposure to a variety of markets and asset types, enhancing your analytical expertise and management skills.

Structured finance is a vital sector serving as a key funding source for the economy, including SMEs. The role offers a collegial culture with excellent potential for professional development and career advancement. You'll develop advanced knowledge in specialized fields while building your reputation as a recognized expert in complex structured finance matters.

Responsibilities:

• Independently preparing and presenting comprehensive analysis and recommendations to credit committees

• Conducting analyses on complex SF transactions with appropriate risk factor identification, measurement, and presentation

• Acting as a committee chair member to decide ratings outcomes

• Working closely with analysts to provide research and analysis for the Structured Finance team

• Reviewing and running cash flow models with precision and attention to detail

• Analyzing data and reviewing documentation for the analytical team

• Undertaking research in support of S&P Global Ratings published commentaries

• Communicating with clients and market participants for rating rationale and criteria application

• Modeling leadership behaviors and coaching and mentoring junior staff

• Understanding and implementing S&P's Policies and SOPs

• Leading special projects within Structured Finance as appropriate

• Leveraging your professional network to ensure strategic alignment and stakeholder buy-in across functions

• Incorporating diverse perspectives into analytical solutions and maintaining quality standards across all deliverables

What We're Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related subject

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in CLOs and SME CLOs. Candidates at this level typically have 8 or more years of analytical work experience in the financial services industry

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to articulate complex market trends

• Experience in managing and interpreting data for analytical purposes with advanced proficiency

• Demonstrated analytical capability, team collaboration skills and excellent time management skills

• Proven ability to multi-task and deliver projects within tight time frames

• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

• We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, vlookups, pivot tables, data filters). Proficiency in VBA and/or Python is highly valued

• Leadership skills and change management aptitude - the capacity to challenge views, processes, and behaviors, especially in complex areas

• Experience operating with autonomy and requiring minimal direction while maintaining focus on strategic outcomes

• Demonstrated ability to leverage networks across functions and at senior leadership levels for strategic alignment 

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).  S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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